Scale insect
Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the superfamily Coccoidea. Adult females typically have soft bodies and no limbs, and are concealed underneath domed scales, extruding quantities of wax for protection. Some species are hermaphroditic, with a combined ovotestis instead of separate ovaries and testes. Males, in the species where they occur, have legs and sometimes wings, and resemble small flies. Scale insects are herbivores, piercing plant tissues with their mouthparts and remaining in one place, feeding on sap. The excess fluid they imbibe is secreted as honeydew on which sooty mold tends to grow. The insects often have a mutualistic relationship with ants, which
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Abgrallaspis cyanophylliAclerdidaeAncepaspidiniAntakaspidiniAonidiinaApiomorphaArmenian cochinealAspidiotusAsterolecaniidaeAsterolecaniumAsterolecanium coffeaeAulacaspisAulacaspis yasumatsuiBeesoniidaeCallococcusCarayonemidaeChionaspisChionaspis pinifoliaeClavicoccusClavicoccus erinaceusCoccomytilinaConchaspididaeConchaspis capensisCylindrococcusDactylopiusDesmococcus (insect)DiaspididaeDrosicha corpulentaEriococcidaeEriococcus coriaceusEulecanium cerasorumFerrisia virgataFurcaspidinaGallacoccusGouxiaGymnaspidinaHalimococcidaeHowardiinaKerria (insect)Kerria lacca
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Scale insect
Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the superfamily Coccoidea. Adult females typically have soft bodies and no limbs, and are concealed underneath domed scales, extruding quantities of wax for protection. Some species are hermaphroditic, with a combined ovotestis instead of separate ovaries and testes. Males, in the species where they occur, have legs and sometimes wings, and resemble small flies. Scale insects are herbivores, piercing plant tissues with their mouthparts and remaining in one place, feeding on sap. The excess fluid they imbibe is secreted as honeydew on which sooty mold tends to grow. The insects often have a mutualistic relationship with ants, which
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Coccoidea Hemiptera ordenako i ...... asko benetako izurriteak dira.
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Cochenilles(Pour les articles ...... t l'écologie reste mal connue.
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Czerwce (Coccoidea) – nadrodzi ...... rzania barwnika karmazynowego.
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Die Schildläuse oder Coccoidea ...... bstoff Karmin gewonnen werden.
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Els coccoïdeus (Coccoidea) són ...... s set formes de partenogènesi.
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Feithid a dhiúlann plandaí. Na ...... aí atá tábhachtach sa trádáil.
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Le cocciniglie o, impropriamen ...... nale delle femmine (neotenia).
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Los cocoideos o insectos escam ...... ies del género de la familia .
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Os insetos-escama ou cochonilh ...... sete formas de partenogénese.
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Scale insects are small insect ...... t derive from kermes products.
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Waxy scales on cycad leaf
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Coccoidea
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Coccoidea Hemiptera ordenako i ...... asko benetako izurriteak dira.
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Cochenilles(Pour les articles ...... t l'écologie reste mal connue.
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Czerwce (Coccoidea) – nadrodzi ...... gruczoły ochronna wydzielina.
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Die Schildläuse oder Coccoidea ...... bstoff Karmin gewonnen werden.
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Els coccoïdeus (Coccoidea) són ...... inilla que ataca els fruiters.
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Feithid a dhiúlann plandaí. Na ...... aí atá tábhachtach sa trádáil.
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Le cocciniglie o, impropriamen ...... nale delle femmine (neotenia).
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Los cocoideos o insectos escam ...... ies del género de la familia .
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Os insetos-escama ou cochonilh ...... ue parasitam. Segregam uma cam
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Scale insects are small insect ...... relationship with ants, which
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Coccoidea
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Coccoidea
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Coccoidea
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Coccoidea
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Coccoidea
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Coccoidea
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Coccoïdeus
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Czerwce
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Feithid ghainneach
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Koĉoideoj
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