Parasaissetia is a genus of scales and mealybugs in the family Coccidae. There are about five described species in Parasaissetia.[1]
| Parasaissetia | |
|---|---|
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| P. nigra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Coccidae |
| Genus: | Parasaissetia |
Species
edit- Parasaissetia ficicola De Lotto, 1965
- Parasaissetia litorea De Lotto, 1967
- Parasaissetia nairobica (De Lotto, 1957)
- Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner, 1861)
- Parasaissetia tsaratananae (Mamet, 1951)
References
edit- ^ "Browse Parasaissetia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- McGavin, George C. (1993). Bugs of the World. Facts on File. ISBN 0-8160-2737-4.
- Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
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