Coffee-pests
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Miracinae
miracine wasps
Miracinae is a poorly known subfamily of parasitoid wasps in the family Braconidae. These minute wasps, typically measuring 1–2 mm in length, are rarely collected using traditional methods but appear to be diverse in Australia and other regions. Recent taxonomic work has described multiple new species from Australia, Brazil, India, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic, including three species named through citizen science collaboration with Australian school students.
Putoidae
giant mealybugs, putoids
Putoidae is a family of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) commonly known as giant mealybugs or putoids. The family contains a single genus, Puto Signoret, 1875, with approximately 60 species distributed mainly in the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. Putoidae was elevated from Pseudococcidae due to significant morphological differences from other mealybugs. Members of this family are economically important as pests of agricultural crops, including coffee and various cultivated plants.