Yang, P., Yu, S., Hao, J.J., Liu, W., Zhao, Z., Zhu, Z., Sun, T., Wang, X., & Song, Q. 2019 Genome sequence of the Chinese white wax scale insect Ericerus pela: the first draft genome for the Coccidae family of scale insects. GigaScience 8: 1-8
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Notes: The secretion of wax, and other unusual features of scale insects, is thought to be an adaptation to their change from an ancestral ground-dwelling lifestyle to a sedentary lifestyle on the higher parts of plants. This paper presents the first genome sequence from the Coccidae family. These results will help to increase our understanding of the evolution of unique features in scale insects, and provide important genetic information for further research.
