Crypticerya zeteki is a species of Sternorrhyncha in the family Monophlebidae.[1][unreliable source?]
| Crypticerya zeteki | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Monophlebidae |
| Genus: | Crypticerya |
| Species: | C. zeteki
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| Binomial name | |
| Crypticerya zeteki (Cockerell, 1914)
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| Synonyms | |
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Icerya zeteki Cockerell, 1914 | |
According to Gerald A. Kerkut the species is might be similar to Icerya purchasi.[2]
As of 2008 it was one of the three insect species where hermaphroditism occurs.[3] All females in this species become hermaphrodites. Males at times come from unfertilized eggs.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Crypticerya zeteki (Cockerell 1914) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ Engelmann, Franz (2015-08-26). The Physiology of Insect Reproduction: International Series of Monographs in Pure and Applied Biology: Zoology. Elsevier. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-4831-8653-5.
- ^ Pitnick, Scott S.; Hosken, Dave J.; Birkhead, Tim R. (2008-11-21). Sperm Biology: An Evolutionary Perspective. Academic Press. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-08-091987-4.
- ^ Hughes-Schrader, Sally; Monahan, Doris F. (1966-03-01). "Hermaphroditism in icerya zeteki cockerell, and the mechanism of gonial reduction in iceryine coccids (coccoidea: Margarodidae morrison)". Chromosoma. 20 (1): 15–31. doi:10.1007/BF00331895. ISSN 1432-0886. S2CID 19417322.
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