Putoidae
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| Family: | Putoidae Beardsley, 1969
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Puto | |
Putoidae is a family of
Hosts
Giant mealybugs occur on a wide range of hosts, each species having its own specific host. Host plants commonly include conifers, grasses and various woody shrubs. All parts of the plant can be infested.[2]
Description
The adult female is oval and up to five millimetres long and concealed by tufts of powdery white wax. If the wax is removed, two longitudinal black stripes can be seen on the upper surface of the body and the wax glands are large and conspicuous. The legs and antennae are well developed and a dark colour.[2]
Life cycle
There are generally four instars in the female and five in the male. In many species there is a single generation each year and the first instar is the overwintering stage.[2] Puto sandini however takes four years to complete its life cycle.[6]
Species
References
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- ^ a b c d "Family: Putoidae". USDA Agricultural Research Service. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ "Puto: Names". Encyclopedia of Life. April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-898298-07-6
- hdl:1885/63136. Archived(PDF) from the original on 25 February 2013.
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- ^ Signoret, V. (1875) "Essai sur les cochenilles ou gallinsectes (Homoptères - Coccides), 15e partie" Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (serie 5)
- ^ Reyne, A. (1954). "A redescription of Puto antennatus Sign. (Homoptera: Coccidea); with notes on Ceroputo pilosellae Sulc and Macrocerococcus superbus Leon". Zoologische Mededelingen. 32 (24): 291–324. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.