Burkholderia endosymbiotica, endosymbiont of Acanthococcus aceris and Gossyparia spuria
Hemipterans are known as hosts to bacterial or fungal symbionts that supplement their unbalanced diet with essential nutrients. Among them, scale insects (Coccomorpha) are characterized by a particularly large diversity of symbiotic systems. Here, we sequenced the symbiont genomes of two scale insects belonging to the Eriococcidae family - Acanthococcus aceris and Gossyparia spuria. These species host Burkholderia bacteria (Betaproteobacteria) that are localized in the cytoplasm of the fat body cells.