Biology:Antonina (bug)

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Short description: Genus of true bugs

Antonina
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Pseudococcidae
Genus: Antonina
Signoret, 1875

Antonina is a genus of mealybugs in the family Pseudococcidae. There are at least three described species in Antonina.[1][2][3]

Species

  • Antonina crawii Cockerell, 1900
  • Antonina graminis (Maskell, 1897)
  • Antonina pretiosa Ferris, 1953 (noxious bamboo mealybug)

References

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. 
  • Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10413723 entry