''Coelostomidia'' is a genus of
true bugs
Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, Cimex, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They ...
belonging to the family
Coelostomidiidae
Coelostomidiidae 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, le ...
.
The species of this genus are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
.
[Morales, C.F. (1991)]
Margarodidae (Insecta: Hemiptera)
, ''Fauna of New Zealand'' no. 21, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research.
Species:
References
Sternorrhyncha genera
Scale insects
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