''Aonidiella'' is a genus of
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 g ...
s in the family
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 mo ...
, the armored scale insects. Several species are pests of
citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes.
''Citrus'' is nativ ...
.
[Ben-Dov, Y. (2006)]
Taxonomy of ''Aonidiella yehudithae'' sp. nov. and ''Lindingaspis misrae'' (Laing) comb. nov. with a key to species of ''Aonidiella'' Berlese & Leonardi (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae).
''Zootaxa'' 1190, 51-57.
Species include:
''Aonidiella''.
Catalogue of Life, 29 January 2016.
*'' Aonidiella abietina''
*'' Aonidiella araucariae''
*'' Aonidiella atlantorum''
*'' Aonidiella aurantii'' – California red scale
*'' Aonidiella bruni''
*'' Aonidiella citrina'' – yellow scale
*'' Aonidiella comperei''
*'' Aonidiella crenata''
*'' Aonidiella ensifera''
*'' Aonidiella eremocitri''
*'' Aonidiella eugeniae''
*'' Aonidiella godfreyi''
*'' Aonidiella gracilis''
*'' Aonidiella inornata'' – inornate scale
*'' Aonidiella lauretorum''
*'' Aonidiella longicorna''
*'' Aonidiella marginipora''
*'' Aonidiella messengeri''
*'' Aonidiella orientalis'' – Oriental yellow scale
*''Aonidiella pini
''Aonidiella'' is a genus of scale insects in the family Diaspididae, the armored scale insects. Several species are pests of citrus.Ben-Dov, Y. (2006)Taxonomy of ''Aonidiella yehudithae'' sp. nov. and ''Lindingaspis misrae'' (Laing) comb. nov. w ...
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*'' Aonidiella pothi''
*'' Aonidiella replicata''
*'' Aonidiella rex''
*'' Aonidiella schoutedeni''
*'' Aonidiella simplex''
*'' Aonidiella sotetsu''
*'' Aonidiella taorensis''
*'' Aonidiella taxus''
*'' Aonidiella tectaria''
*'' Aonidiella tinerfensis''
*'' Aonidiella tsugae''
*'' Aonidiella yehudithae''[
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References
External links
California Red Scale and Yellow Scale.
Pest Management Guidelines. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. Updated August, 2015.
Aspidiotina
Sternorrhyncha genera
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