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Acutaspis Scutiformis
''Acutaspis'' is a genus of scale insects belonging to the family Diaspididae. The species of this genus are found mainly in the Americas. Species Species: These 18 species belong to the genus ''Acutaspis'': * '' Acutaspis acuta'' (Mamet, 1951) (Madagascar) * '' Acutaspis agavis'' (Townsend & Cockerell, 1898) (North, Central, and South America) * ''Acutaspis albopicta ''Acutaspis'' is a genus of scale insects belonging to the family Diaspididae. The species of this genus are found mainly in the Americas. Species Species: These 18 species belong to the genus ''Acutaspis'': * ''Acutaspis acuta'' (Mamet, 1951) ...'' (Cockerell, 1898) (albopicta scale) (North, Central, and South America) * '' Acutaspis aliena'' (Newstead, 1901) (Alien Scale) * '' Acutaspis arbelaezi'' Balachowsky, 1959 (Colombia) * '' Acutaspis decorosa'' Ferris, 1941 (Mexico) * '' Acutaspis erythraspidis'' (Newstead, 1917) (Guyana) * '' Acutaspis litorana'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) * '' Acutaspis morrison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scale Insect
Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the superfamily Coccoidea due to taxonomic uncertainties. Adult females typically have soft bodies and no limbs, and are concealed underneath domed scales, extruding quantities of wax for protection. Some species are hermaphroditic, with a combined ovotestis instead of separate ovaries and testes. Males, in the species where they occur, have legs and sometimes wings, and resemble small flies. Scale insects are herbivores, piercing plant tissues with their mouthparts and remaining in one place, feeding on sap. The excess fluid they imbibe is secreted as Honeydew (secretion), honeydew on which sooty mold tends to grow. The insects often have a Mutualism (biology), mutualistic relationship with ants, which feed on the honeydew and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acutaspis Oliveirae
''Acutaspis'' is a genus of scale insects belonging to the family Diaspididae. The species of this genus are found mainly in the Americas. Species Species: These 18 species belong to the genus ''Acutaspis'': * '' Acutaspis acuta'' (Mamet, 1951) (Madagascar) * '' Acutaspis agavis'' (Townsend & Cockerell, 1898) (North, Central, and South America) * ''Acutaspis albopicta'' (Cockerell, 1898) (albopicta scale) (North, Central, and South America) * '' Acutaspis aliena'' (Newstead, 1901) (Alien Scale) * '' Acutaspis arbelaezi'' Balachowsky, 1959 (Colombia) * '' Acutaspis decorosa'' Ferris, 1941 (Mexico) * '' Acutaspis erythraspidis'' (Newstead, 1917) (Guyana) * '' Acutaspis litorana'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) * '' Acutaspis morrisonorum'' Kosztarab, 1963 (round conifer scale) (United States, Bermuda, Canada, Caribbean) * '' Acutaspis oliveirae'' (Lepage & Giannotti, 1942) (Brazil) * '' Acutaspis paulista'' (Hempel, 1900) (Brazil, Argentina) * '' Acutaspis perseae'' (Comstock, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diaspididae
Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy protective scale beneath which it feeds on its host plant. Diaspidid scales are far more substantial than those of most other families, incorporating the exuviae from the first two nymph (biology), nymphal instars and sometimes faeces, faecal matter and fragments of the host plant. These can be complex and extremely waterproof structures rather resembling a suit of armor. For this reason these insects are commonly referred to as armored scale insects. As it is so robust and firmly attached to the host plant, the scale often persists long after the insect has died. Some African Diaspididae are attended by ants of genus ''Melissotarsus''. The ants appear to consume the armored scales because Diaspididae are completely naked when ant-attended; the ant nest itself remains completely hidden under the bark of the tree. Selected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acutaspis Litorana
''Acutaspis'' is a genus of scale insects belonging to the family Diaspididae. The species of this genus are found mainly in the Americas. Species Species: These 18 species belong to the genus ''Acutaspis'': * '' Acutaspis acuta'' (Mamet, 1951) (Madagascar) * '' Acutaspis agavis'' (Townsend & Cockerell, 1898) (North, Central, and South America) * ''Acutaspis albopicta'' (Cockerell, 1898) (albopicta scale) (North, Central, and South America) * '' Acutaspis aliena'' (Newstead, 1901) (Alien Scale) * '' Acutaspis arbelaezi'' Balachowsky, 1959 (Colombia) * '' Acutaspis decorosa'' Ferris, 1941 (Mexico) * '' Acutaspis erythraspidis'' (Newstead, 1917) (Guyana) * '' Acutaspis litorana'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) * ''Acutaspis morrisonorum'' Kosztarab, 1963 (round conifer scale) (United States, Bermuda, Canada, Caribbean) * ''Acutaspis oliveirae'' (Lepage & Giannotti, 1942) (Brazil) * ''Acutaspis paulista'' (Hempel, 1900) (Brazil, Argentina) * ''Acutaspis perseae'' (Comstock, 1881) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
