Biology:Pulvinaria psidii

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Short description: Species of insect

Pulvinaria psidii
Pulvinaria psidii from CSIRO.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Coccidae
Genus: Pulvinaria
Species:
P. psidii
Binomial name
Pulvinaria psidii
Maskell, 1893
Synonyms

Chloropulvinaria Maskell, 1893

Pulvinaria psidii (guava scale; green shield scale; guava mealy scale), is a species of soft scale insect in the family Coccidae.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9. 
  • McGavin, George C. (1993). Bugs of the World. Facts on File. ISBN 0-8160-2737-4. 
  • Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. 
  • Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10646656 entry