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Newsteadia Trisegmentalis
''Newsteadia'' is a genus of ensign scale insects in the superfamily Coccoidea. Most species are inconspicuous, measuring under two millimeters long and found in leaf litter. Species In 1962, J. M. Hoy stated there were 11 species in the genus. This has since risen to 48 species.Kozár, F.; Konczné Benedicty, Z. 2000: Revision of ''Newsteadia'' of the Australian and Pacific regions, with description of eleven new species (Homoptera: Coccoidea, Ortheziidae). ''Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae'', 46: 197–229. These include: *''Newsteadia americana'' Morrison - United States *''Newsteadia caledoniensis'' *''Newsteadia floccosa'' Charles De Geer, De Geer – Europe *''Newsteadia guadalcanalia'' Morrison – Solomon Islands *''Newsteadia gullanae'' *''Newsteadia mauritania'' Mamet – Mauritius *''Newsteadia minima'' Morrison – United States *''Newsteadia montana'' Mamet – Mauritius *''Newsteadia multispina'' – Afrotropical *''Newsteadia myersi'' Green – New ... [...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] |
