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Checklist of Family Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896 (Asterolecaniids)
for Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
757
16427
71364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
754
16419
71346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
701
16115
70281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
166
2432
8317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
116
2125
7169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
29
286
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
19
177
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsterolecaniidae
Cockerell, 1896
Asterolecaniids, Pit scales
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
2 Genera with 4 Species
Asterolecanium Targioni-Toz..., 19373SpeciesTaxom
Palmaspis Bodenheimer, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
4 Species
Asterolecanium epidendri Bouche, 1833Orchid pit scale
Asterolecanium pustulans Cockerell, 1892Oleander pit scale
Asterolecanium sanbernardensis Hempel, 1937
Palmaspis degenerata Russell, 1941Degenerate pit scale


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