| Crypticerya zeteki | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| 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 | |
Crypticerya zeteki is a species of Sternorrhyncha in the family Monophlebidae.
According to Gerald A. Kerkut the species is might be similar to Icerya purchasi.
As of 2008 it was one of the three insect species where hermaphroditism occurs. All females in this species become hermaphrodites. Males at times come from unfertilized eggs.
References
- "Crypticerya zeteki (Cockerell 1914) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- Engelmann, Franz (2015-08-26). The Physiology of Insect Reproduction: International Series of Monographs in Pure and Applied Biology: Zoology. Elsevier. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-4831-8653-5.
- Pitnick, Scott S.; Hosken, Dave J.; Birkhead, Tim R. (2008-11-21). Sperm Biology: An Evolutionary Perspective. Academic Press. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-08-091987-4.
- Hughes-Schrader, Sally; Monahan, Doris F. (1966-03-01). "Hermaphroditism in icerya zeteki cockerell, and the mechanism of gonial reduction in iceryine coccids (coccoidea: Margarodidae morrison)". Chromosoma. 20 (1): 15–31. doi:10.1007/BF00331895. ISSN 1432-0886. S2CID 19417322.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Crypticerya zeteki | |
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