查看更多>>摘要：This article is an update (closing-date December 2010) of the Margarodidae sensu lato catalogue (Ben-Dov, 2005a). The 457 species and subspecies placed among 73 genera of scale insects are classified in 11 families. The geographical distribution and host plants are given for each species and subspecies. The scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) are a relatively small superfamily with nearly 8000 species. They are all plant parasites, and feed using their stylet-like mouthparts to suckplant sap. The adult females are wing-less and considered to be paedomorphic, whereas the adult males in most species are alate and develop through complete metamorphosis. The size of coccoids varies considerably from less than 1 mm to 35 mm, but the majority of species are small and they develop in cryptic sites. Therefore, they are hard to detect, which has resulted in their being transported widely around the world. Many species of scale insects are important pests of
查看更多>>摘要：This article is an update (closing-date December 2010) of the Margarodidae sensu lato catalogue (Ben-Dov, 2005a). The 457 species and subspecies placed among 73 genera of scale insects are classified in 11 families. The geographical distribution and host plants are given for each species and subspecies. The scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) are a relatively small superfamily with nearly 8000 species. They are all plant parasites, and feed using their stylet-like mouthparts to suckplant sap. The adult females are wing-less and considered to be paedomorphic, whereas the adult males in most species are alate and develop through complete metamorphosis. The size of coccoids varies considerably from less than 1 mm to 35 mm, but the majority of species are small and they develop in cryptic sites. Therefore, they are hard to detect, which has resulted in their being transported widely around the world. Many species of scale insects are important pests of
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