Pulvinaria psidii

Pulvinaria psidii (guava scale; green shield scale; guava mealy scale),[1] is a species of soft scale insect in the family Coccidae.[2]

Pulvinaria psidii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Coccidae
Genus: Pulvinaria
Species:
P. psidii
Binomial name
Pulvinaria psidii
Maskell, 1893
Synonyms

Chloropulvinaria Maskell, 1893

References

  1. Yusof, S. (2003). "Guavas - an overview". Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 2. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. "Pulvinaria psidii species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • McGavin, George C. (1993). Bugs of the World. Facts on File. ISBN 0-8160-2737-4.
  • Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.


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