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Family STEINGELLIIDAE

Introduction

The family Steingeliidae was erected by Morrison (1927), but not used recently. However, subsequent to a number of systematic analyses it is now instituted in the online database Scalenet and, following Ben-Dov (2011) is recognised in this checklist.

 

General References

Ben-Dov, Y. 2011. An updated checklist of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Margarodidae sensu lato group. Zootaxa 2859: 1-62

Morrison, H. 1927. Descriptions of new genera and species belonging to the coccid family Margarodidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 40: 99-109