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The scale insect genus Porphyrophora is a large group in the family Margarodidae, which includes the insects Polish cochineal and Armenian cochineal formerly used in dye production.
Porphyrophora | |
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Adult Polish cochineal, male (left) and female; from Wolfe (1766)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Margarodidae |
Genus: | Porphyrophora Brandt, 1833 |
Species | |
and others |
References
edit- ^ Wolfe, D.; Baker, H. (1766). "A farther account of the Polish cochineal". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. 56: 184–186. doi:10.1098/rstl.1766.0020. JSTOR 105492.