Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Coccoidea Subfamily Aspidiotinae Scientific name Aonidiella Higher classification Aspidiotini Order True bugs | Suborder Sternorrhyncha Family Diaspididae Tribe Aspidiotini Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus | |
Similar Aonidiella aurantii, Scale insect, Insect, Aphytis melinus, Diaspididae |
Armored scales under the microscope aonidiella orientalis
Aonidiella is a genus of scale insects in the family Diaspididae, the armored scale insects. Several species are pests of citrus.
Species include:
References
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