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Definition of Pseudococcidae
1. Noun. Scalelike insects: mealybugs.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Coccoidea, Superfamily Coccoidea
Member holonyms: Genus Pseudococcus, Pseudococcus, Mealy Bug, Mealybug, Genus Planococcus, Planococcus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pseudococcidae
Literary usage of Pseudococcidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Illustrated Guide to Integrated Pest Management in Rice in Tropical Asia by W. H. Reissig, International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"... Pseudococcidae) Mealybugs are plant-sucking, relatively immobile insects
related to scales. They secrete white filaments of wax to cover themselves. ..."
2. Rice-feeding Insects of Tropical Asia by Barclay M. Shepard, A. T. Barrion, J. A. Litsinger (1995)
"... Takahashi Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Powdery white mealybugs can be found behind
the leaf sheaths, particularly in upland rice or deepwater rice (Fig. ..."
3. Insect Pests of Rice by M D Pathak, Z R Khan (1994)
"Williams DJ (1970) The mealybugs (Homoptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae) of sugarcane,
... The mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). CAB International Institute of ..."
4. Rice in Laos by J M Schiller, International Rice Research Institute (2006)
"... Pseudococcidae Unidentified Pseudococcidae A ** Unidentified Pseudococcidae
B ** Psyllidae Unidentified Psyllidae ** Tingidae Belenus sp. ..."
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