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Checklist for Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2638
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2630
5969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2623
5962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
63
394
677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
55
380
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
11
69
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
5
43
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afghanistan
10 Genera with 13 Species
Acanthopulvinaria Borchsenius, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Anapulvinaria Borchsenius, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1758Wax Scales2SpeciesTaxom
Didesmococcus Borchsenius, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Eriopeltis Signoret, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Eulecanium Cockerell, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Palaeolecanium Sulc, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales1SpeciesTaxom
Rhodococcus Zopf, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
13 Species
Acanthopulvinaria orientalis Nasonov, 1908Egyptian wax scale
Anapulvinaria pistaciae Bodenheimer, 1926Pistachio cushion scale
Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921Fig wax scale
Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921
Didesmococcus unifasciatus Archangelskaya, 1923
Eriopeltis festucae (Boyer de Fon..., 1834)⇒ Eriopeltis sachalinensis Borchsenius, 1956
Eriopeltis sachalinensis Borchsenius, 1956Cottony grass scale
Eriopeltis stammeri Schmutterer, 1952Coccid
Eulecanium ficiphilum Borchsenius, 1955Fig scale
Palaeolecanium bituberculatum Signoret, 1873Bituberculate Scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Rhodococcus turanicus Archangelskaya, 1937
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Afghanistan
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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