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Lachnodius

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Lachnodius
Lachnodius sealakeensis, Victoria, Australia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Eriococcidae
Genus: Lachnodius
Maskell, 1896
Lachnodius lectularius, Victoria, Australia

Lachnodius is a genus of eriococcid scales, or felt scale insects, in the family Eriococcidae. There are at least 10 described species in Lachnodius, found in Australia.[1][2][3]

Species

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These species belong to the genus Lachnodius:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  2. ^ "Lachnodius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  3. ^ a b Hardy, Nate B.; Beardsley, John W.; Gullan, Penny J. (2019). "A revision of Lachnodius Maskell (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Eriococcidae)". ZooKeys (818). Pensoft Publishers: 43–88. doi:10.3897/zookeys.818.32061. PMC 6349806. PMID 30700966.

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