Coccidae

Cochineal (the boiled and ground nymphs of the Coccidae, or scale insects) were crushed by the Aztecs and Mayans for a nice red color.

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Trees are susceptible to white scale insects (Coccidae) which attack the leaves and stems.

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Apodema: a conspicuous transverse band crossing the thorax in front of the scutellum in male Coccidae.

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Gland orifice: in Coccidae, the external opening through which a gland pours its secretions.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

Anal ring: a chitinous ring encircling the anus in many Coccidae.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

Femur - ora: the thigh: usually the stoutest segment of the leg, articulated to the body through trochanter and coxa and bearing the tibia at its distal end: in Coccidae and quite commonly, the femur and trochanter are considered as one, for measuring purposes.

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Median notch: in Coccidae, a notch in the edge of the pygidium, at the posterior extremity of the body.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

Gland spines: in Coccidae; spiny appendages, each of which is supplied with a single gland whose opening is at the tip.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

Plates: in Coccidae, the squames; q.v.: in male Homoptera, a pair of pieces following the last full ventral segment; usually preceded by a short piece, - the valve.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

Pellicles: the exuviae or cast larval skins of many insects: in Coccidae more especially applied to the hardened larval skin attached to the puparia of Diaspinae.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith