Margarodidae
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| Female Porphyrophora hamelii
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: | Coccoidea |
| Family: | Margarodidae Morrison, 1928[1][2] |
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| Synonyms | |
The Margarodidae (illegitimately as Margodidae) or ground pearls are a family of
List of genera
- Dimargarodes Silvestri, 1938
- Eumargarodes Jakubski, 1950
- Eurhizococcus Silvestri, 1936
- Heteromargarodes Jakubski, 1965
- Margarodes Guilding, 1828
- Margarodesia Foldi, 1981
- Neomargarodes Green, 1914
- Porphyrophora Brandt, 1833
- Promargarodes Silvestri, 1938
- Termitococcus Silvestri, 1901
Former genera
- Crypticerya Cockerell, 1895 now in the Monophlebidae
- Desmococcus McKenzie, 1942 now in the Pityococcidae
- Drosicha Walker, 1858 now in the Monophlebidae
- Gueriniella Fernald, 1903 now in the Monophlebidae
- Icerya Signoret, 1875 now in the Monophlebidae
- Kuwania Cockerell in Fernald, 1903 now in the Kuwaniidae
- Marchalina Vayssiere, 1923 now in the Marchalinidae
- Matsucoccus Cockerell, 1909 now in the Matsucoccidae
- Palaeococcus Cockerell, 1894 now in the Monophlebidae
- Steingelia Nassonov, 1908 now in the Steingeliidae
- Xylococcus Löw, 1883 now in the Xylococcidae
See also
- Callipappidae, former subfamily of the Margarodidae
- Coelostomidiidae, former subfamily of the Margarodidae
References
- ^ a b Morrison, Harold (1928). A classification of the higher groups and genera of the coccid family Margarodidae. USDA Technical Bulletin, 52. Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2012.
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- ^ Maskell recognized the Monophlebidae as a separate family that year, Maskell, W. M. (1880). "Further notes on New Zealand Coccidae". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 12: 291–301.
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- ^ Jakubski, Antoni Władysław (1965). A Critical Revision of the Families Margarodidae and Termitococcidae (Hemiptera, Coccidoidea). London: Trustees of the British Museum, Natural History.
- ^ Koteja, J. (1974). "On the phylogeny and classification of the scale insects (Homoptera, Coccinea) (discussion based on the morphology of the mouthparts)". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 19: 267–325.
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External links
Wikispecies has information related to Margarodidae.
- Margarodes spp., ground pearls on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site