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Checklist of Family Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896 (Asterolecaniids)
for Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16581
69850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16571
69836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16352
68957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
172
2372
8025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
118
2051
7002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
30
304
978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
20
188
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsterolecaniidae
Cockerell, 1896
Asterolecaniids, Pit scales
7
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
7 Genera with 31 Species
Asterolecanium Targioni-Toz..., 190211SpeciesTaxom
Bambusaspis Cockerell, 20065SpeciesTaxom
Mycetococcus Ferris, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Palmaspis Bodenheimer, 189410SpeciesTaxom
Pauroaspis Tang, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Russellaspis Bodenheimer, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Sclerosococcus Mckenzie, 19582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
31 Species
Asterolecanium agavis Russell, 1941Agave pit scale
Asterolecanium cristatum Ferris, 1921Ferris' pit scale
Asterolecanium difficile Russell, 1941
Asterolecanium distinctum Russell, 1941
Asterolecanium dorsisetosum Stumpf and L..., 2006Arthrostylidium pit scale
Asterolecanium epidendri Bouche, 1833Orchid pit scale
Asterolecanium gilvum Russell, 1941
Asterolecanium grandiculum Russell, 1941Yucca pit scale
Asterolecanium pallidum Russell, 1941
Asterolecanium simile Russell, 1941
Asterolecanium townsendi Cockerell, 1902Townsend's pit scale
Bambusaspis bambusae Boisduval, 1869Bamboo fringed scale
Bambusaspis magna Stumpf and L..., 2006Giant pit scale
Bambusaspis mexicana Stumpf and L..., 2006Mexican pit scale
Bambusaspis miliaris Boisduval, 1869Bamboo pit scale
Bambusaspis octocircularis Stumpf and L..., 2006Strange pit scale
Mycetococcus corticis Townsend and..., 1898
Palmaspis asetosa Stumpf and L..., 2006Asetose pit scale
Palmaspis bicircularis Stumpf and L..., 2006Guatemalan pit scale
Palmaspis difficilis Russell, 1941Panama pit scale
Palmaspis distincta Russell, 1941Distinct pit scale
Palmaspis gilva Russell, 1941Yellow pit scale
Palmaspis inlabefacta Russell, 1941Cordoba pit scale
Palmaspis pallida Russell, 1941Pale pit scale
Palmaspis palmae Cockerell, 1893Palm pit scale
Palmaspis truncata Russell, 1941Truncate pit scale
Palmaspis urichi Cockerell, 1894Urich pit scale
Pauroaspis scirrosis Russell, 1941Scirrosis pit scale
Russellaspis pustulans Cockerell, 1892Akee fringed scale
Sclerosococcus bromeliae McKenzie, 1963
Sclerosococcus ferrisi Mckenzie, 1958


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