Hemiptera of Cyprus : Asterolecaniidae Family

Planchonia arabidis Asterolecaniidae
Pollinia pollini Asterolecaniidae
Russelaspis pustulans Asterolecaniidae

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Asterolecaniidae is a family of scale insects commonly known as pit scales or asterolecaniids. They typically cause a depression in the host plant's tissues and often cause distortion of the shoots. They are found on a range of hosts but are especially common on oaks, bamboos and a number of ornamental plants. Members of this family occur in most regions of the world but are most abundant in the northern hemisphere.[2] There are about 25 genera and 243 recorded species.[3]