Aspidiotinae
Subfamily of true bugs
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Aspidiotinae is a large subfamily of armored scale insects, with approximately 169 genera.[1][2][3][4]
| Aspidiotinae | |
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| Aspidiotus nerii oleander scale | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Diaspididae |
| Subfamily: | Aspidiotinae |
Tribes
Aspidiotinae is made up of the following tribes:
- Aonidiini Balachowsky (Old World, mostly Australasian and Oriental, 36 genera)
- Aspidiotini Westwood (cosmopolitan, 88 genera)
- Gymnaspidini Balachowsky (Neotropical, 3 genera)
- Leucaspidini Atkinson (almost exclusively Old World, 11 genera)
- Odonaspidini Ferris (mostly Oriental, 5 genera)
- Parlatoriini Leonardi (mostly Oriental, 25 genera)
- Smilacicolini Takagi (Oriental, 1 genus)
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