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    coconut scale
    Aspidiotus destructor Signoret, 1869

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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: Diaspididae
    Subfamily: Aspidiotinae
    Tribe: Aspidiotini
    Genus: Aspidiotus

    Other System Links

    ITIS: 200718
    NPDN Pest: IRAKAHA

    References

    Common Name Reference: Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 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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