Diaspididae

Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy protective scale beneath which it feeds on its host plant. Diaspidid scales are far more substantial than those of most other families, incorporating the exuviae from the first two nymphal instars and sometimes faecal matter and fragments of the host plant. These can be complex and extremely waterproof structures rather resembling a suit of armor. For this reason these insects are commonly referred to as armored scale insects. As it is

thumb|Chionaspis pinifoliae, pine needle scale, New York

Furcaspis is a genus in the armored scale insect family Diaspididae, the only genus in the subfamily Furcaspidinae. There are about 30 described species in Furcaspis.

Pinnaspis, first described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1892, is a genus of scale insects belonging to the family Diaspididae, or armored scale insects. There are currently 42 species within the genus Pinnaspis.

Diaspidiotus is a genus of armoured scales in the family Diaspididae. There are more than 90 described species in Diaspidiotus, found worldwide.

Melanaspis is a genus of armoured scales in the family Diaspididae. There are more than 60 described species in Melanaspis.

Acutaspis is a genus of scale insects belonging to the family Diaspididae.

Coronaspis is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Diaspididae.

thumb|Unaspis can infest the leaves of plants in the genus Euonymus Unaspis is a genus of armored scale insects in the family Diaspididae. There are at least two described species in Unaspis.

Clavaspis is a genus of armoured scales in the family Diaspididae. There are more than 20 described species in Clavaspis.

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