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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
32230
411245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
32201
411191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
31720
407430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
168
2999
17599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
118
2632
15603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
35
556
3284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
22
220
1117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsterolecaniidae
Cockerell, 1896
Asterolecaniids, Pit scales
5
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
5 Genera with 17 Species
Asterodiaspis Signoret, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Asterolecanium Targioni-Toz..., 187013SpeciesTaxom
Mycetococcus Ferris, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pollinia Targioni Toz..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Sclerosococcus Mckenzie, 19581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
17 Species
Asterodiaspis quercicola Bouche, 1851
Asterolecanium adjunctum Russell, 1941
Asterolecanium agavis Russell, 1941Agave pit scale
Asterolecanium arabidis Signoret, 1876
Asterolecanium bambusae Boisduval, 1869
Asterolecanium epidendri Bouche, 1833Orchid pit scale
Asterolecanium grandiculum Russell, 1941Yucca pit scale
Asterolecanium miliaris Boisduval, 1869Miliaris pit scale
Asterolecanium minus Russell, 1941
Asterolecanium pustulans Cockerell, 1892Oleander pit scale
Asterolecanium puteanum Russell, 1941Compact prairie clover
Asterolecanium quercicola (Bouche, 1851)⇒ Asterodiaspis quercicola Bouche, 1851
Asterolecanium variabile Russell, 1941
Asterolecanium variolosus Ratzeburg, 1870
Mycetococcus ehrhorni Cockerell, 1895
Pollinia pollini Costa, 1828Olive pit scale
Sclerosococcus ferrisi Mckenzie, 1958


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