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| Dactylopius | |
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| Dactylopius coccus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Coccomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Coccoidea |
| Family: | Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875 |
| Genus: | Dactylopius Costa, 1835[1] |
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Dactylopius is a genus of insect in the superfamily Coccoidea, the scale insects. It is the only genus in the family Dactylopiidae.[1] These insects are known commonly as cochineals,[2][3] 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.[2] 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.[1]
- ^ a b c Van Dam, A. R. and B. May. (2012). A new species of Dactylopius Costa (Dactylopius gracilipilus sp. nov.) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae) from the Chihuahuan Desert, Texas, U.S.A. Zootaxa 3573: 33–39.
- ^ a b Ramírez-Puebla, S. T., et al. (2010). Molecular phylogeny of the genus Dactylopius (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) and identification of the symbiotic bacteria. Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Environmental Entomology 39(4), 1178-83.
- ^ Chávez-Moreno, C. K., et al. (2011). Distribution and habitat in Mexico of Dactylopius Costa (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) and their cacti hosts (Cactaceae: Opuntioideae). Neotropical Entomology 40(1), 62-71.