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Checklist for Family Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896 (Asterolecaniids)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
209
5311
23131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
152
4750
20612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
37
800
3386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
24
455
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsterolecaniidae
Cockerell, 1896
Asterolecaniids, Pit scales
11
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
11 Genera with 51 Species
Abditicoccus Lambdin & Ko..., 20192SpeciesTaxom
Asterodiaspis Signoret, 18706SpeciesTaxom
Asterolecanium Targioni-Toz..., 194118SpeciesTaxom
Bambusaphis1SpeciesTaxom
Bambusaspis Cockerell, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Palmaspis Bodenheimer, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Pauroaspis Tang, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Planchonia Signoret, 19415SpeciesTaxom
Pollinia Targioni Toz..., 18282SpeciesTaxom
Russellaspis Bodenheimer, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Trachycoccus Ferris, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
51 Species
Abditicoccus acaciae Brain, 1918
Abditicoccus mystroxyloni Gavrilov-Zimin, 2019
Asterodiaspis bella Russell, 1941
Asterodiaspis borboniae Brain, 1920
Asterodiaspis brevispinum Brain, 1920
Asterodiaspis ilicicola Targioni Toz..., 1888
Asterodiaspis quercicola Bouche, 1851
Asterodiaspis variolosa Ratzeburg, 1870Golden oak scale
Asterolecanium borboniae Brain, 1920
Asterolecanium brevispinum Brain, 1920
Asterolecanium coffeae Newstead, 1911Coffee fringed scale
Asterolecanium conspicuum Brain, 1920
Asterolecanium endroedyi Giliomee and..., 2008
Asterolecanium epidendri Bouche, 1833Orchid pit scale
Asterolecanium euphorbiae Russell, 1941
Asterolecanium euryopsis
Asterolecanium hancocki Laing, 1929
Asterolecanium ilicicola Targioni-Toz..., 1888
Asterolecanium ilicis
Asterolecanium louiserussellae Matile-Ferre..., 1985
Asterolecanium miliaris Boisduval, 1869Miliaris pit scale
Asterolecanium pseudomiliaris Green, 1922Pit scale
Asterolecanium pustulans Cockerell, 1892Oleander pit scale
Asterolecanium rehi Rubsaamen, 1902
Asterolecanium stentae Brain, 1920
Asterolecanium viennae Russell, 1941
Bambusaphis bambusae Boisduval, 1869Bamboo pit scale
Bambusaspis bambusae Boisduval, 1869Bamboo fringed scale
Bambusaspis caudata Green, 1930Caudate pit scale
Bambusaspis hemisphaerica Kuwana, 1916Hemisphaerical pit scale
Bambusaspis miliaris Boisduval, 1869Bamboo pit scale
Bambusaspis pseudomiliaris Green, 1922
Palmaspis dictyospermae Williams and..., 1986
Palmaspis palmicola Mamet, 1957
Palmaspis phoenicis Ramachandra Rao, 1922
Palmaspis spectabilis Newstead, 1917
Pauroaspis scirrosis Russell, 1941Scirrosis pit scale
Planchonia algeriensis Newstead, 1897
Planchonia arabidis Signoret, 1876Pittosporum pit scale
Planchonia launeae Russell, 1941
Planchonia stentae Brain, 1920Euphorbia Pit Scale
Planchonia zanthenes Russell, 1941
Pollinia ovoides (Cockerell, 1901)⇒ Asterococcus ovoides Cockerell, 1901
Pollinia pollini Costa, 1828Olive pit scale
Russellaspis brachylenae Brain, 1920
Russellaspis conspicua Brain, 1920
Russellaspis euphorbia Russell, 1941
Russellaspis euryopis Fuller, 1899
Russellaspis proteae Giliomee and..., 1968
Russellaspis pustulans Cockerell, 1892Akee fringed scale
Trachycoccus tenax Bodenheimer, 1929


Links, sources and further information
Asterolecaniidae at artfakta.se
Asterolecaniidae at dyntaxa.se
Asterolecaniidae at gbif.org
Asterolecaniidae at irmng.org
Asterolecaniidae at itis.gov