Coccidae

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
כנימות Coccidae
Name (Latin)
Coccidae
Name (Arabic)
כנימות Coccidae
Other forms of name
Lecaniidae
Soft scale insects
Soft scales (Insects)
See Also From tracing topical name
Homoptera
Scale insects
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q1632202
Library of congress: sh 85027566
Sources of Information
  • Soft scale insects, 1997:
  • Random House
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Wikipedia description:

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.

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