Podocarps
![Rimu, Waitakere ranges. Image - Fiona Henderson](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0004/42862/varieties/thumb200.jpg)
Rimu, Waitakere ranges. Image - Fiona Henderson
On podocarps, mainly rimu and tōtara
There are four different soft scale insects here:
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Crystallotesta ornata (Maskell) Ornate scale |
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Poropeza dacrydii (Maskell) Rimu scale |
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Umbonichiton adelus Henderson & Hodgson Obscure tōtara scale |
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Umbonichiton pellaspis Henderson & Hodgson Snakeskin scale |