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An online interactive identification key to common pest species of Aspidiotini (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Diaspididae),
Scott A Schneider1,2,3, Michael A Fizdale4, Benjamin B Normark2,3
1Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
Abstract:
Aspidiotini is a species-rich tribe of armored scale insects that includes several polyphagous and specialist pests that are commonly encountered at ports-of-entry to the United States and many other countries. This article describes a newly available online interactive tool that can be used to identify 155 species of Aspidiotini that are recognized as minor to major pests or that are potentially emergent pests. This article lists the species and features included with a description of the development and structure of the key. The interactive key is free to access at https://idtools.org/id/scales/aspidiotini/about_index.php.
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