Dactylopiidae

TaxID: 38115

Basic Information

Dactylopiidae

Cochineal Insects, Cochineal Scales, cochineal scales

Dactylopius is a genus of insect in the superfamily Coccoidea, the scale insects. It is the only genus in the family Dactylopiidae. These insects are known commonly as cochineals, a name that also specifically refers to the best-known species, the cochineal (Dactylopius coccus). The cochineal is an insect of economic and historical importance as a main source of the red dye carmine. It has reportedly been used for this purpose in the Americas since the 10th century. Genus Dactylopius is also important because several species have been used as agents of biological pest control, and because several are known as invasive species.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Dactylopiidae

unclassified

nan

nan

Photos (0 photos)

No photos available.

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR1821914 whole organism adult - 23251841 USA: Florida, Highlands Co., Archibold Biological Station

DNA Barcodes (315 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SIBI560-11 BOLD:ABV4085 COI-5P 646 Peru 2001-02-04 -8.522718, -74.11416
SIBI557-11 BOLD:ABV4085 COI-5P 613 Peru 2001-02-04 -8.522718, -74.11416
SIBI556-11 BOLD:ABV4085 COI-5P 646 Peru 2001-02-04 -8.522718, -74.11416
SIBI535-11 BOLD:ABY8986 COI-5P 646 Brazil 2007-10-28 -
SIBI533-11 BOLD:ABV4087 COI-5P 556 Brazil 2007-10-28 -
SIBI532-11 BOLD:ABY8986 COI-5P 646 Brazil 2007-10-28 -
SIBI531-11 BOLD:ABV4087 COI-5P 646 Brazil 2007-10-28 -
SIBI429-11 BOLD:AAN5029 COI-5P 646 South Africa 2010-10-20 -25.733, 28.233
SIBI428-11 BOLD:AAN5029 COI-5P 623 South Africa 2010-10-20 -25.733, 28.233
SIBI427-11 BOLD:AAN5029 COI-5P 646 South Africa 2010-10-20 -25.733, 28.233
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