''Smilacicola'' is a genus in the armored scale insect family
Diaspididae
Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy protective scale beneath which it feeds on its host plant. Diaspidid scales are far mo ...
, the sole genus of the tribe Smilacicolini. There are at least three described species in ''Smilacicola'', found in eastern Asia.
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Species
These three species belong to the genus ''Smilacicola'':[
* '' Smilacicola apicalis'' Takagi, 1969 (China, Taiwan)
* '']Smilacicola crenatus
''Smilacicola'' is a genus in the armored scale insect family Diaspididae
Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy protectiv ...
'' Takagi, 1983 (China)
* '' Smilacicola heimi'' (Balachowsky, 1947) (Vietnam)
References
Diaspididae
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