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    pinyon needle scale
    Matsucoccus acalyptus Herbert

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    Taxonomic Rank

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Subphylum: Hexapoda
    Class: Insecta
    Infraclass: Neoptera
    Subclass: Pterygota
    Order: Hemiptera
    Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
    Superfamily: Coccoidea
    Family: Matsucoccidae
    Subfamily: Xylococcinae
    Tribe: Matsucoccini
    Genus: Matsucoccus

    Other System Links

    NPDN Pest: IRARADA

    Synonyms and Other Names

    Other Common Names:
    pinon needle scale

    References

    Common Name Reference: Furniss, R.L. and Carolin, V.M. 1977. Western forest insects. U.S.D.A. Forest Service. Misc. Publ. 1339, Wash. D.C., 654 pp.
    Scientific Name Reference: R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm





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