Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World
Citation
Ben-Dov, Y., & Miller, D. R. (2024). Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World (version Dec 2004). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, et al., Catalogue of Life (Version 2024-08-29). Catalogue of Life, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dfvll-38fDescription
The ScaleNet site provides comprehensive information on the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the world, including queriable information on their classification, nomenclatural history, geographical distribution, host plants, natural enemies, economic importance and literature. Currently information can be retrieved for 27 families, and data of about 21,000 references dating from 1758 to the present. Ultimately, information will be provided for all 28 families of scale insects, comprising more than 7,500 species.Taxonomic Coverages
Scale insects
Geographic Coverages
Global
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Yair Ben-Dovoriginator
Agricultural Research Organization
Bet Dagan
IL
Douglas R Miller
author
US Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
MD
US
administrative point of contact
Government of Florida
Tallahassee
FL
US
administrative point of contact
US Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
MD
US
Yair Ben-Dov
administrative point of contact
Agricultural Research Organization
Bet Dagan
IL