Ortheziidae

Ortheziidae is a family of scale insects commonly known as the ensign scales or ortheziids. They occur in most parts of the world but the majority of the species are found in the Neotropical and Nearctic regions while there are not many species in Australasia and the Far East. There are twenty valid genera and 198 species.

species of insect

thumb | right Orthezia is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Ortheziidae.

Arctorthezia is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Ortheziidae.

Newsteadia is a genus of ensign scale insects in the superfamily Coccoidea. Most species are inconspicuous, measuring under two millimeters long and found in leaf litter.

species of insect