Newsteadia

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== In 1962, J. M. Hoy stated there were 11 species in the genus. This has since risen to 48 species. These include: Newsteadia americana Morrison - United States Newsteadia caledoniensis Newsteadia floccosa De Geer – Europe Newsteadia guadalcanalia Morrison – Solomon Islands Newsteadia gullanae Newsteadia mauritania Mamet – Mauritius Newsteadia minima Morrison – United States Newsteadia montana Mamet – Mauritius Newsteadia multispina – Afrotropical Newsteadia myersi Green – New Zealand Newsteadia samoana Morrison – Samoa Newsteadia trisegmentalis James Howell – United States Newsteadia tristani Silvestri – Mexico and Costa Rica Newsteadia wacri Strickland – Ghana Newsteadia yanbaruensis Hirotaka – Japan Newsteadia zimmermani Morrison – Fiji