Newsteadia myersi
(Newsteadia myersi)
Description
Newsteadia myersi is the only member of the scale insect family Ortheziidae to have been found in New Zealand. It was found by sifting through the leaf litter and debris under nikau palm trees (Rhopalostylis sapida).
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Family:Ortheziidae
Genus:Newsteadia
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