Definition of Dactylopius

1. Noun. Type genus of the Dactylopiidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Dactylopius
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Dactylopiidae, Family Dactylopiidae
Member holonyms: Cochineal, Cochineal Insect, Dactylopius Coccus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dactylopius

Dacrycarpus
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
Dacrydium
Dacrydium bidwilli
Dacrydium colensoi
Dacrydium cupressinum
Dacrydium franklinii
Dacrymyces
Dacrymycetaceae
Dactylaria
Dactylis
Dactylis glomerata
Dactyloctenium
Dactyloctenium aegypticum
Dactylopiidae
Dactylopius (current term)
Dactylopius coccus
Dactylopteridae
Dactylopterus
Dactylorhiza
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii
Dactyloscopidae
Dad's Day
Dada
Dadaist
Dadaists
Daddy
Dade
Dadibi

Literary usage of Dactylopius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series by California academy of sciences (1904)
"This new species is closely allied to Dactylopius sequoia; Coleman, but they may be separated by the following table: — Dactylopius Female enclosed in a sac ..."

2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1902)
"The Dactylopius is new to the Canadian list and perhaps has been taken to be the very common pest of the greenhouse, Dactylopius longispinus, Targ. ..."

3. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1893)
"2G7 This species of Dactylopius is presumably undescribed, ... 418, 419) that a probably undescribed Dactylopius infests the roots of tomato in the same ..."

4. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1896)
"Dactylopius, sp.—On Maple. Oviparous; hibernates in the egg state. ... Dactylopius, sp.—On Sycamore ; DC Oviparous ; hibernates in partly grown larva state. ..."

5. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1898)
"Dactylopius trifolii Forbes. A species found here on clover some years ago, but of which no perfect specimens for determination were available, ..."

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