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Issue: Vol. 5777 No. 1: 17 Mar. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-03-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5777.1.11
Page range: 192-194
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 2

First record of the nigra scale, Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner, 1861) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae), in Uzbekistan

Faculty of Natural Sciences; Department of Biology; Andijan State University; Andijan 170100; Uzbekistan
Faculty of Natural Sciences; Department of Biology; Andijan State University; Andijan 170100; Uzbekistan
Faculty of Natural Sciences; Department of Biology; Andijan State University; Andijan 170100; Uzbekistan
Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences; Department of Biology and Geography; Andijan State Pedagogical Institute; Andijan; Uzbekistan
Department of Medical Biology and Histology; Andijan State Medical Institute; Andijan; Uzbekistan
Hemiptera Coccidae Parasaissetia nigra Uzbekistan

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How to Cite

Sobirov, O.T., Kakhkhorova, K.R.Q., Ibroximova, N.D.Q., Nizomova, B.B. & Kapizova, D.R. (2026) First record of the nigra scale, Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner, 1861) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae), in Uzbekistan. Zootaxa, 5777 (1), 192–194. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5777.1.11