Newsteadia

Updated on Jan 30, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Coccoidea Scientific name Newsteadia		Phylum Arthropoda Order Hemiptera Family Ortheziidae Rank Genus
Similar Ortheziidae, Orthezia, Orthezia urticae, Halimococcidae

Newsteadia is a genus of ensign scale insects in the superfamily Coccoidea. Most species are inconspicuous, measureing under two millimeters long and found in leaf litter.

Species

In 1962, J. M. Hoy stated there were 11 species in the genus. This has since risen to 48 species. These include:

Newsteadia americana Morrison - United States

Newsteadia caledoniensis

Newsteadia floccosa De Geer – Europe

Newsteadia guadalcanalia Morrison – Solomon Islands

Newsteadia gullanae

Newsteadia mauritania Mamet – Mauritius

Newsteadia minima Morrison – United States

Newsteadia montana Mamet – Mauritius

Newsteadia multispina – Afrotropical

Newsteadia myersi Green – New Zealand

Newsteadia samoana Morrison – Samoa

Newsteadia trisegmentalis James Howell – United States

Newsteadia tristani Silvestri – Mexico and Costa Rica

Newsteadia wacri Strickland – Ghana

Newsteadia yanbaruensis Hirotaka – Japan

Newsteadia zimmermani Morrison – Fiji

References

Newsteadia Wikipedia

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