Selected Scale Insect Groups (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in the Southern Region of the United States

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  • Douglass R. Miller

Abstract

This publication includes general discussions on the Conchaspididae, Diaspididae, Eriococcidae, Ortheziidae, Pseudococcidae, and Putoidae. Keys are presented for genera in the families Eriococcidae, Ortheziidae, and Pseudococcidae. Material for each family include introduction, field appearance, diagnosis, life history, important references, illustration of a slide-mounted adult female, and a checklist of the species occurring in the Southern Region of the United States and their distribution by state.

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2005-12-01

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Literature Review Articles