Coccidae (family)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Arthropoda (phylum) > Hexapoda (subphylum) > Insecta (class) > Hemiptera (order)
Descripción
Family of scale insects the female members of which have flat, elongated oval bodies and a smooth integument which may be covered with wax. In some genera they possess legs but in others, they do not, and the antennae may be shortened or missing. The males may be alate or apterous.
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Otros términos
- soft scale family (family) [en]
- wax scale family (family) [en]
- tortoise scale (family) [en]