Pityococcidae 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 three genera and about eight described species in Pityococcidae.
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Genera
These three genera belong to the family Pityococcidae:
* '' Desmococcus'' McKenzie, 1942
* '' Pityococcus'' McKenzie, 1942
* † '' Cancerococcus'' Koteja, 1988
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Further reading
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Scale insects
Hemiptera families
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