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Giant Scale Insects
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Giant Scale Insects

Monophlebidae

Monophlebidae is a family of scale insects commonly known as the giant scales or monophlebids. They occur in most parts of the world but more genera are found in the tropics than elsewhere.

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24 branches of this family, most-observed first

Cushion Scale Insects

genusIcerya

Drosicha

genusDrosicha

Monophlebulus

genusMonophlebulus

Giant Scale Insects

genusCrypticerya

Palaeococcus

genusPalaeococcus

Hemaspidoproctus

genusHemaspidoproctus

Horned Softscales

genusAspidoproctus

Llaveia

genusLlaveia

Protortonia

genusProtortonia

Gueriniella

genusGueriniella

Mimosicerya

genusMimosicerya

Laurencella

genusLaurencella

Tessarobelus

genusTessarobelus

Gigantococcus

genusGigantococcus

Coronaproctus

genusCoronaproctus

Labioproctus

genusLabioproctus

Neocoelostoma

genusNeocoelostoma

Llaveiella

genusLlaveiella

Nietnera

genusNietnera

Walkeriana

genusWalkeriana

Melaleucococcus

genusMelaleucococcus

Gullania

genusGullania

Steatococcus

genusSteatococcus

Insulococcus

genusInsulococcus

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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