Antonina (bug)

Antonina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Pseudococcidae
Genus:	Antonina Signoret, 1875

Antonina is a genus of mealybugs in the family Pseudococcidae. There are at least three described species in Antonina.[1][2][3]

Species

• Antonina crawii Cockerell, 1900
• Antonina graminis (Maskell, 1897)
• Antonina pretiosa Ferris, 1953 (noxious bamboo mealybug)

References

1. "Antonina Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
2. "Antonina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
3. "Antonina Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
• McGavin, George C. (1993). Bugs of the World. Facts on File. ISBN 0-8160-2737-4.
• Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum.
• Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.