1) Armored scales 2) Arthropod family 3) Family diaspididae 
Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy protective scale beneath which it feeds on its host plant. Diaspidid scales are far more substantial than those of most other families, incorporating the exuviae from the first two nymphal ...
[n] - armored scales
family Diaspididae noun armored scales