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Genus of scale insect

Suturaspis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Diaspididae
Genus: Suturaspis

Suturaspis is a genus of Diaspididae found in the Mediterranean region.

It inhabits plants such as almond trees, peach trees, and the Prunus webbii shrub.

It has been reported to have been infected by the Fusarium larvarum fungus, which acts as a biocontrol of the insect in Apulia, Italy.

Species

References

  1. Porcelli, Francesco (1990). "Cocciniglie nuove per l'Italia". Frustula Entomologica. XIII: 31–38.
  2. ^ Porcelli, Francesco; Frisullo, Salvatore (1998). "The fungus Nectria aurantiicola Berk. et Br. (Fusarium larvarum Fuckel) a biocontrol agent of the armored scale Suturaspis archangelskyae (Lindinger) in Apulia (Southern Italy)". Entomologica. 32: 109–119. doi:10.15162/0425-1016/705. ISSN 2611-8041.
  3. Kozar, F.; Konstantinova, G. M.; Akman, K.; Altay, M.; Kiroglu, H. (1981). "Distribution and density of scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea) on fruit plants in Turkey in 1976 (Survey of scale insect (Homoptera: Coccoidea) infestations in European orchards No. 11)". Acta Phytopathologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 14.
  4. ^ taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Suturaspis)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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