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Coccoidea (scale insects)
Life
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> Hemiptera (bugs) >
Sternorryncha Families encountered in
southern Africa
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Aclerdidae
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Asterolecaniidae
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Cerococcidae
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Coccidae (soft scales)
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Conchaspididae
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Dactylopiidae (cochineal insects)
Five species of Dactylopius have been introduced into South Africa,
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Diaspididae (hard scales)
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Eriococcidae
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Halimococcidae
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Kerriidae
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Lecanodiaspididae
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Margarodidae
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Micrococcidae
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Monophlebidae
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Ortheziidae
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Pseudococcidae (mealybugs)
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Stictococcidae
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