Aspidiotus
''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has been involved previously in die-offs in Indonesia. In July 2014, following a detailed morphological review, scientists announced that instead ''A. rigidus'', was to blame. ''A. rigidus'' has few natural predators in the Philippines which leads to the surging infestation. Species *''Aspidiotus anningensis'' Tang & Chu, 1983 *''Aspidiotus artus'' Munting, 1971 *'' Aspidiotus atomarius'' (Hall, 1946) *'' Aspidiotus atripileus'' Munting, 1971 *'' Aspidiotus beilschmiediae'' Takagi, 1969 *''Aspidiotus brachystegiae'' Hall, 1928 *'' Aspidiotus capensis'' Newstead, 1917 *'' Aspidiotus cerasi'' Fitch, 1857 *'' Aspidiotus chamaeropsis'' Signoret, 1869 *'' Aspidiotus chinensis'' Kuwana & Muramatsu, 1931 *'' Aspidiotus cryptomeriae'' Kuwana, 1902 - S ...
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