The Coccidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea. They are commonly known as soft scales, wax scales or tortoise scales. The females are flat with elongated oval bodies and a smooth integument which may be covered with wax. In some genera they possess legs but in others, they do not, and the antennae may be shortened or missing. The males may be winged or wingless.[1]
There are >1,100 spp. in 171 genera worldwide.
 Data related to Coccidae at Wikispecies| Authority control databases: National |
|---|
Â
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Coccidae", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. Content may have been omitted from the original, but no content has been changed or extended.
| family: Coccidae |
The Coccidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea. They are commonly known as soft scales, wax scales or tortoise scales. The females are flat with elongated oval bodies and a smooth integument which may be covered with wax. In some genera they possess legs but in others, they do not, and the antennae may be shortened or missing. The males may be winged or wingless.[1]
There are >1,100 spp. in 171 genera worldwide.
 Data related to Coccidae at Wikispecies| Authority control databases: National |
|---|
Â
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Coccidae", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. Content may have been omitted from the original, but no content has been changed or extended.
