''Puto'' is a genus of insects described as giant
mealybug
Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and ...
s, although it is the only extant genus in different family
Putoidae; it was originally described by
Victor Antoine Signoret
Victor Antoine Signoret (6 April 1816, Paris – 3 April 1889, Paris) was a French pharmacologist, physician and entomologist.
In 1845 Signoret gained his doctorate in pharmacology at the University of Paris. His thesis was entitled ''De l'Arse ...
in 1875.
Hosts
Giant mealybugs occur on a wide range of hosts, each species having its own specific host. Host plants commonly include conifers, grasses and various woody shrubs. All parts of the plant can be infested.
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Description
The adult female is oval and up to five millimetres long and concealed by tufts of powdery white wax. If the wax is removed, two longitudinal black stripes can be seen on the upper surface of the body and the wax glands are large and conspicuous. The legs and antennae are well developed and a dark colour.
Life cycle
There are generally four instar
An instar (, from the Latin '' īnstar'' 'form, likeness') is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, which occurs between each moult (''ecdysis'') until sexual maturity is reached. Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to ...
s in the female and five in the male. In many species there is a single generation each year and the first instar is the overwintering stage.[ '' Puto sandini'' however takes four years to complete its life cycle.
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Species
The current scientific consensus appears to be based on the two-subgenus proposal by Gavrilov-Zimin & Danzig; the following species, recorded from the Americas
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...
, mainland Europe and SE Asia, are included in ''BioLib.cz'' (as separate genera):
''Puto'' subgenus ''Ceroputo''
Authority: Šulc, 1897[BioLib.cz: Genus ''Ceroputo'' Šulc, 1897]
(retrieved 16 May 2024)
# ''Puto (Ceroputo) graminis''
# ''Puto (Ceroputo) liquidambaris''
# ''Puto (Ceroputo) mimicus''
# '' Puto (Ceroputo) pilosellae'' ("hairy mealybug")
# ''Puto (Ceroputo) vaccinii''
''Puto'' subgenus ''Puto''
Authority: Signoret, 1875[BioLib.cz: genus ''Puto'' Signoret, 1875]
(retrieved 14 May 2024) - list incomplete:
* '' Puto antennatus'' ("conifer mealybug")
* ''Puto acirculus
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
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* ''Puto albicans
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* ''Puto ambigua
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* ''Puto ambiguus
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* '' Puto antennatus''
* '' Puto antioquensis''
* ''Puto arctostaphyli
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
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* ''Puto atriplicis
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* '' Puto barberi''
* '' Puto borealis''
* ''Puto brunnitarsis
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* ''Puto bryanthi
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* ''Puto calcitectus
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* ''Puto californicus
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* ''Puto cupressi
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* ''Puto decorosus
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* ''Puto echinatus
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
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* ''Puto euphorbiaefolius
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* ''Puto israelensis
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* ''Puto janetscheki
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* '' Puto kosztarabi''
* '' Puto lasiorum''
* '' Puto laticribellum''
* '' Puto mexicanus''
* ''Puto marsicanus
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ...
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* '' Puto mimicus''
* '' Puto nulliporus''
* '' Puto orientalis''
* ''Puto pacificus
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity#Puta, Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* Puto (film), ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* Puto (song), "Puto" (song), a 1997 ...
''
* ''Puto palinuri
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
* '' Puto pricei''
* '' Puto profusus''
* '' Puto sandini''
* '' Puto simmondsiae''
* '' Puto superbus''
* ''Puto yuccae
Puto may refer to:
* Puto, a Spanish profanity
* Puto (food), a Filipino food
* Puto (bug), a genus of scale insects
* ''Puto'' (film), a 1987 Filipino teen fantasy comedy
* "Puto" (song), a 1997 song by Mexican band Molotov
* ''Puto'' (TV ser ...
''
References
External links
Images at iNaturalist
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Sternorrhyncha genera
Archaeococcoids