Biology:Lachnodius

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Short description: Genus of true bugs

Lachnodius
Lachnodius sealakeensis D.jpg
Lachnodius sealakeensis, Victoria, Australia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Eriococcidae
Genus: Lachnodius
Maskell, 1896
Lachnodius lectularius, Victoria, Australia

Lachnodius is a genus of eriococcid scales, or felt scale insects, in the family Eriococcidae. There are at least 10 described species in Lachnodius, found in Australia.[1][2][3]

Species

These species belong to the genus Lachnodius:[3]

  • Lachnodius brimblecombei Beardsley, Gullan & Hardy, 2019
  • Lachnodius eucalypti (Maskell, 1892)
  • Lachnodius froggatti Beardsley, Gullan & Hardy, 2019
  • Lachnodius hirsutus (Froggatt, 1921)
  • Lachnodius lectularius Maskell, 1896
  • Lachnodius maculosus Beardsley, Gullan & Hardy, 2019
  • Lachnodius melliodorae Beardsley, Gullan & Hardy, 2019
  • Lachnodius newi Beardsley, Gullan & Hardy, 2019
  • Lachnodius parathrix Beardsley, Gullan & Hardy, 2019
  • Lachnodius sealakeensis Gullan & Hardy, 2019

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q10552737 entry