Name:		Melanaspis
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Diaspididae [Family] Homoptera Leach [Suborder] Hemiptera [Order] Insecta [Class] Uniramia [Division / Phylum] Animalia [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Melanaspis bromiliae (Leonardi) Melanaspis corticosa (Brain) Melanaspis deklei Deitz & Davidson Melanaspis elaeagni McKenzie Melanaspis enceliae (Ferris) Melanaspis glomerata (Green) Melanaspis inopinata (Leonardi) Melanaspis latipyga Ferris Melanaspis leivasi (Costa Lima) Melanaspis lilacina (Cockerell) Melanaspis multiclavata (Green & Laing) Melanaspis nigropunctata (Cockerell) Melanaspis obscura (Comstock) Melanaspis oliveirai Lepage & Giannotti Melanaspis paulista (Hempel) Melanaspis phenax (Cockerell) Melanaspis ritchiei (Green & Laing) Melanaspis saccharicola Costa Lima Melanaspis samoana Lindinger Melanaspis smilacis (Comstock) Melanaspis sulcata Ferris Melanaspis tenax McKenzie Melanaspis tenebricosa (Comstock)
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