Crypticerya zeteki
Species of insect
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Crypticerya zeteki is a species of Sternorrhyncha in the family Monophlebidae.[1][unreliable source?]
| Crypticerya zeteki | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Monophlebidae |
| Genus: | Crypticerya |
| Species: | C. zeteki |
| Binomial name | |
| Crypticerya zeteki (Cockerell, 1914) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Icerya zeteki Cockerell, 1914 | |
According to Gerald A. Kerkut the species is might be similar to Icerya purchasi.[2]
As of 2008 it was one of the three insect species where hermaphroditism occurs.[3] All females in this species become hermaphrodites. Males at times come from unfertilized eggs.[4]
