Fiorinia
| Fiorinia | |
|---|---|
| A) underside of hemlock leaf infested by Fiorinia externa B) close up | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Diaspididae |
| Subfamily: | Diaspidinae |
| Tribe: | Diaspidini |
| Subtribe: | Fioriniina |
| Genus: | Fiorinia Targioni Tozzetti, 1869 |
Fiorinia is a genus of armored scale insects (family Diaspididae) with around 70 species. The species are widely distributed around the world, however, the large majority of them are found in Asia. They infest woody plants like forest or crop trees, palm trees and shrubs. Several species are invasive and 7 species have been introduced into North America.
Type species: Fiorinia pellucida Targioni Tozzetti, 1868, a synonym of Fiorinia fioriniae.
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