Callipappidae is a family of scales and mealybugs in the order
Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from ...
. There are at least two genera and about nine described species in Callipappidae.
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Genera
These two genera belong to the family Callipappidae:
* '' Callipappus'' Guérin-Méneville, 1841
* '' Platycoelostoma'' Morrison, 1923
References
Further reading
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Scale insects
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