Arctorthezia
Cockerell, 1902
Arctorthezia is a of scale insects in the Ortheziidae, first described by Cockerell in 1902. The genus contains five recognized distributed across Europe and North America. Members of this genus are part of the diverse of ground-dwelling scale insects that inhabit soil and litter environments.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Arctorthezia: /ɑrkˈtɔr.θiː.zi.ə/
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Habitat
Members of the Ortheziidae, to which Arctorthezia belongs, are typically found in soil, leaf litter, and ground-level vegetation. Specific preferences for Arctorthezia have not been documented in detail.
Distribution
Europe and North America. Distribution records exist for Norway (NO) and Sweden (SE).
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Species composition
The includes five described : Arctorthezia antiqua (Koteja & Zak-Ogaza 1988), Arctorthezia cataphracta (Olafsen 1772), Arctorthezia occidentalis (Douglas 1891), Arctorthezia pseudoccidentalis (Morrison 1925), and Arctorthezia vardziae (Hadzibejli 1963).