Desmococcus (insect) explained

The scale insect genus Desmococcus is a group in the family Pityococcidae, comprising two species from the western United States, feeding on pines.^[1] The type species is Desmococcus captivus^[2]

References

• McKenzie, H. L.. 1942. New species of pine-infesting Margarodidae from California and southwestern United States (Homoptera; Coccoidca; Margarodidae). Microentomology. 7. 1. 1–18.
• Ben-Dov, Y.. 2011. An updated checklist of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Margarodidae sensu lato group. Zootaxa. 2859. 1 - 62, page 46. Abstract and Table of Contents

Notes and References

1. Book: Gill, Raymond J. . 1993 . The scale insects of California. Part 2. The minor families (Homoptera: Coccoidea) . Technical series in Agricultural biosystematics and plant pathology . Sacramento, California . California Department of Food and Agriculture . 36 . 29329396 .
2. Web site: Desmococcus McKenzie . United States Department of Agriculture . https://web.archive.org/web/20131226034658/http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/catalogs/pityococ/DesmococcusAll.htm . 26 December 2013 . dead . 22 April 2013 .