Xylococcus (insect)
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The scale insect
Scale insect
The scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, generally classified as the superfamily Coccoidea. There are about 8,000 species of scale insects.-Ecology:...

 genus Xylococcus is a small group in the family Margarodidae
Margarodidae
Margarodidae is a family of scale insects within superfamily Coccoidea. Members of the family include giant coccids , Polish cochineal and ground pearls ....

. Some of its constituent species are sometimes placed in a separate genus, Xylococculus.
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