The Myzolecaniinae are a subfamily 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 belonging to the family

Coccidae Coccidae, from Ancient Greek (''kókkos''), meaning "kernel" or "Kermes (insect), Kermes", are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Scale insect, Coccoidea. They are commonly known as soft scales, wax scales or tortoise scales ...

. They are commonly known as soft scales, wax scales or tortoise scales. The females are flat with elongated oval bodies and a smooth

integument In biology, an integument is the tissue surrounding an organism's body or an organ within, such as skin, a husk, Exoskeleton, shell, germ or Peel (fruit), rind. Etymology The term is derived from ''integumentum'', which is Latin for "a coverin ...

which may be covered with

wax Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures. They include higher alkanes and lipids, typically with melting points above about 40 °C (104 °F), melting to give lo ...

. In some genera they possess legs but in others, they do not, and the antennae may be shortened or missing. The males may be

winged A wing is a type of fin that produces both lift and drag while moving through air. Wings are defined by two shape characteristics, an airfoil section and a planform. Wing efficiency is expressed as lift-to-drag ratio, which compares the benefit ...

wingless In cellular biology, the Wnt signaling pathways are a group of signal transduction pathways which begin with proteins that pass signals into a cell through cell surface receptors. The name Wnt, pronounced "wint", is a portmanteau created from the ...

Genera

There are 17 genera worldwide. * '' Akermes'' * '' Alecanium'' * '' Alecanopsis'' * '' Cribolecanium'' * '' Cryptostigma'' * '' Cyclolecanium'' * ''

Halococcus ''Halococcus'' (common abbreviation: ''Hcc.'') is a genus of archaeans in the family Halococcaceae. Ecology ''Halococcus'' is a genus of extreme halophilic archaea, meaning that they require high salt levels, sometimes as high as 32% NaCl, ...

'' * '' Houardia'' * '' Megasaissetia'' * '' Myzolecanium'' * '' Neolecanium'' * '' Paractenochiton'' * '' Pseudophilippia'' * '' Richardiella'' * '' Torarchus'' * '' Toumeyella'' * '' Xenolecanium''

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Hemiptera subfamilies {{Coccidae-stub