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Mckenzieana

Mckenzieana is a monotypic fossil genus of scale insects belonging to the family Diaspididae. The only species in this genus is Mckenzieana mexicana.

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Jul 17, 2026

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Mckenzieana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Diaspididae
Genus:	†Mckenzieana McKenzie, 1963
Synonyms
Helaspis McKenzie, 1963

Mckenzieana is a monotypic fossil genus of scale insects belonging to the family Diaspididae. The only species in this genus is Mckenzieana mexicana.¹²

The species is similar to Aspidiotus.¹

References

References

"Valid Names Results: Mckenzieana". scalenet.info. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
Williams, Douglas J.; Denno, Barbara D. (2024). "New genus names, family-group names and misspellings published between 2020 and 2023 in the scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha)". Zootaxa. 5415. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5415.2.10. Retrieved 2024-10-19.