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Soft-bodied minibeasts

Pseudococcus sp

Minibeast photographs and field observations.

Tropical rainforest vegetation at Singapore Botanic Gardens
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0

Species notes

About Pseudococcus sp

This observation is identified to the genus Pseudococcus, not to a confirmed species. GBIF places it in the family Pseudococcidae, within the order Hemiptera. This field grouping brings together small animals best compared through body shape, segmentation, appendages and the habitat visible in the photographs.

Family
Pseudococcidae
Order
Hemiptera
Identification rank
Genus

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy