Saissetia coffeae (Walker)

Malumphy, Chris, 2014, An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles, Zootaxa 3846 (1), pp. 69-86 : 73

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BCC369B9-3FAD-41D3-B85C-43D738D0CBA3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14008806
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA8789-6A3C-AE6B-FF02-FC46FB085A08
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Saissetia coffeae (Walker)
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Saissetia coffeae (Walker) View in CoL — hemispherical scale

Cosmopolitan, widespread in the Lesser Antilles; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 115 families; an important pest of many ornamental plants. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1973b) and Malumphy (2012, on Plerandra (= Dizygotheca ) ( Araliaceae )).

Collection data. Gros-Islet Parish: Rodney Bay , sparse on Cycas (Cycadaceae), 27.viii.2013 .

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hemiptera
SuperFamily	Coccoidea
Family	Coccidae
Genus	Saissetia

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