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Checklist of Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
for Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
937
21291
104803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
933
21259
104731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
882
20999
104014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
210
3578
12914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
159
3038
10801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
36
583
2213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
23
356
1385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
53
210
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
53 Genera with 210 Species
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Akermes Cockerell, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Alecanium Morrison, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Alecanopsis Cockerell, 19249SpeciesTaxom
Anthococcus Williams & W..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Aphenochiton Henderson & ..., 20009SpeciesTaxom
Austrolecanium Gullan & Hod..., 19984SpeciesTaxom
Austrolichtensia Cockerell, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Cardiococcus Cockerell, 18976SpeciesTaxom
Ceronema Maskell, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1913Wax Scales15SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastodes Cockerell, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 188917SpeciesTaxom
Cryptes Maskell, 20185SpeciesTaxom
Crystallotesta Henderson & ..., 20006SpeciesTaxom
Ctenochiton Maskell, 187913SpeciesTaxom
Discochiton Hodgson and ..., 19045SpeciesTaxom
Drepanococcus Williams & W..., 19092SpeciesTaxom
Epelidochiton Henderson & ..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eucalymnatus Cockerell, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Eulecanium Cockerell, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Fistulococcus Hodgson & Ma..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Inglisia Maskell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Insularicoccus Hodgson and ..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Kalasiris Henderson & ..., 18794SpeciesTaxom
Kilifia De Lotto, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lecanium colae. Green..., 18992SpeciesTaxom
Lecanochiton Maskell, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Luzulaspis Cockerell, 19816SpeciesTaxom
Marsipococcus Cockerell & ..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Megapulvinaria Yang, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Melanesicoccus Williams & W..., 19903SpeciesTaxom
Milviscutulus Williams & W..., 19905SpeciesTaxom
Myzolecanium Beccari, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Neosaissetia Tao & al., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Paralecanium Cockerell, 190417SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Parthenolecanium ?ulc, 19038SpeciesTaxom
Platylecanium Cockerell & ..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Plumichiton Henderson & ..., 20006SpeciesTaxom
Poropeza Henderson & ..., 18922SpeciesTaxom
Pounamococcus Henderson & ..., 19982SpeciesTaxom
Prococcus Avasthi, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Protopulvinaria Cockerell, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1758Cottony Scales28SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinariella Borchsenius, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 199010SpeciesTaxom
Symonicoccus Koteja & Bro..., 19817SpeciesTaxom
Tectopulvinaria Hempel, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Torarchus Gullan & Ste..., 19962SpeciesTaxom
Umbonichiton Henderson & ..., 20057SpeciesTaxom
Vinsonia Signoret, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Waricoccus Brookes & Ko..., 19822SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
210 Species and 13 Subspecies
Akermes levis Maskell, 1896
Akermes pinguis (Cockerell, 1902)⇒ Akermes scrobiculatus Maskell, 1893
Akermes scrobiculatus Maskell, 1893
Alecanopsis callitris Froggatt, 1925
Alecanopsis casuarinae Maskell, 1898
Alecanopsis dixoni Froggatt, 1925
Alecanopsis eucalypti Froggatt, 1925
Alecanopsis filicum Maskell, 1894
Alecanopsis grandis Green, 1924
Alecanopsis mirus Green, 1924
Alecanopsis tenuis Green, 1924
Anthococcus keravatae Williams & W..., 1990
Aphenochiton chionochloae Henderson & ..., 2000
Aphenochiton dierama Henderson & ..., 2000
Aphenochiton grammicus Henderson & ..., 2000
Aphenochiton inconspicuus Maskell, 1892
Aphenochiton kamahi Henderson & ..., 2000
Aphenochiton matai Henderson & ..., 2000
Aphenochiton pronus Henderson & ..., 2000
Aphenochiton pubens Henderson & ..., 2000
Aphenochiton subtilis Henderson & ..., 2000
Austrolecanium cappari Froggatt, 1915Bumble-tree black scale
Austrolecanium cryptocaryae Lin & Cook, 2017
Austrolecanium sassafras Gullan & Hod..., 1998
Austrolichtensia hakearum Fuller, 1897
Cardiococcus foraminifer Maskell, 1893Soft Scale Insect
Cardiococcus foraminifer foraminifer Maskell, 1893
Cardiococcus foraminifer loranthi Fuller, 1897
Cardiococcus fossilis Maskell, 1897
Cardiococcus major Maskell, 1897
Ceronema banksiae Maskell, 1895Lyrate rockcress
Ceronema caudata Froggatt, 1915
Ceronema caudatum Froggatt, 1915
Ceronema dryandrae Fuller, 1897
Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917
Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917Citrus waxy scale
Ceroplastes dugesii Lichtenstein, 1885Duges wax scale
Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, 1881Cochonilha-cerosa
Ceroplastes hawanus Williams & W..., 1990
Ceroplastes insulanus De Lotto, 1971Lord Howe Island Wax Scale
Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921Fig wax scale
Ceroplastes kunmingensis Tang & Xie, 1991
Ceroplastes murrayi Froggatt, 1919
Ceroplastes pseudoceriferus Green, 1935Horned wax scale
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1893Pink Wax Scale
Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921
Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio, 1900Caparreta Blanca
Ceroplastes stellifer (Lindinger, 1913)⇒ Vinsonia stellifera Westwood, 1871
Ceroplastodes melaleucae Green, 1900
Coccus acaciae (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Epicoccus acaciae Maskell, 1897
Coccus australe Walker, 1852
Coccus australis Walker, 1852
Coccus celatus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus fagi (Lindinger, 1936)⇒ Hemicrepidius acuminatus Champion, 1896
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus hesperidum hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown Soft Scale
Coccus inyangombae Hodgson, 1967
Coccus lidgetti Fernald, 1903
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus melaleucae Maskell, 1898
Coccus moestus De Lotto, 1959Moestus soft scale
Coccus praetermissus Cook, 2017
Coccus pseudomagnoliarum Kuwana, 1914Citricola Scale
Coccus synapheae Froggatt, 1915
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Cryptes baccatus Maskell, 1892Wattle Tick Scale
Cryptes baccatus baccatus Maskell, 1892Wattle Tick Scale
Cryptes baccatus marmoreus Fuller, 1897Western Australian Wattle Tick
Cryptes utzoni Lin, Kondo &..., 2018
Crystallotesta fagi Maskell, 1891
Crystallotesta fusca Maskell, 1884
Crystallotesta leptospermi Maskell, 1882
Crystallotesta neofagi Henderson & ..., 2000
Crystallotesta ornata Maskell, 1885
Crystallotesta ornatella Henderson & ..., 2000
Ctenochiton araucariae Green, 1900
Ctenochiton cellulosus Cockerell, 1899
Ctenochiton chelyon Henderson & ..., 2000
Ctenochiton elongatus Maskell, 1879
Ctenochiton eucalypti Maskell, 1895Lyrate rockcress
Ctenochiton froggatti Ben-Dov, 1993
Ctenochiton paraviridis Henderson & ..., 2000
Ctenochiton rhizophorae Maskell, 1895Lyrate rockcress
Ctenochiton serratus Green, 1904
Ctenochiton toru Henderson & ..., 2000
Ctenochiton transparens Froggatt, 1915
Ctenochiton viridis Maskell, 1879
Discochiton browni Hodgson, 2018
Discochiton crenulatum Hodgson, 2018
Discochiton expansum Green, 1896
Discochiton pseudexpansum Green, 1914
Discochiton quadratum Green, 1904
Drepanococcus cajani Maskell, 1891
Drepanococcus chiton Green, 1909Longan soft scale
Epelidochiton piperis Maskell, 1882
Eucalymnatus tessellatus Signoret, 1873Cochonilha-reticulata
Eulecanium patersoniae Maskell, 1895
Eulecanium tiliae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Gooseberry Scale
Fistulococcus intsiae Hodgson and ..., 2005
Inglisia patella Maskell, 1879
Insularicoccus syzygium Hodgson, 2018
Kalasiris depressa Maskell, 1884
Kalasiris martini Hodgson & Ri..., 2016
Kalasiris paradepressa Henderson & ..., 2000
Kalasiris perforata Maskell, 1879
Kilifia acuminata Signoret, 1873Acuminate scale
Lecanium corni (Marchal, 1908)⇒ Parthenolecanium corni corni Bouche, 1844
Lecanium frenchii (Cockerell & ..., 1899)⇒ Paralecanium frenchii frenchii Maskell, 1891
Lecanochiton actites Henderson & ..., 2000
Lecanochiton metrosideri Maskell, 1882
Lecanochiton minor Maskell, 1891
Lecanochiton scutellaris Henderson & ..., 2000
Luzulaspis aberrans Koteja and B..., 1981
Luzulaspis australis (Steinweden, 1929)⇒ Symonicoccus australis Maskell, 1894
Luzulaspis chorizandrae Koteja and B..., 1981
Luzulaspis giganteus Koteja and B..., 1981
Luzulaspis ovalis Koteja and B..., 1981
Luzulaspis stipae Koteja and B..., 1981
Megapulvinaria maskelli Olliff, 1891
Megapulvinaria maxima Green, 1904Nim mealy scale
Melanesicoccus kleinhoviae Williams & W..., 1990
Melanesicoccus myrmecariae Williams & W..., 1990
Melanesicoccus solomonensis Williams & W..., 1990
Milviscutulus ciliatus Williams & W..., 1990
Milviscutulus mangiferae Green, 1889Mango shield scale
Milviscutulus pilosus Williams & W..., 1990
Milviscutulus spiculatus Williams & W..., 1990
Myzolecanium endoeucalyptus Qin & Gullan, 1989
Myzolecanium kibarae Beccari, 1877
Myzolecanium magnetinsulae Qin & Gullan, 1989
Myzolecanium robertsi Williams & W..., 1990
Neosaissetia keravatae Williams & W..., 1990
Paralecanium busoense Hodgson, 2018
Paralecanium comperei Hodgson, 2018
Paralecanium expansum (Green, 1896)⇒ Discochiton expansum Green, 1896
Paralecanium expansum expansum Green, 1896Flat Scale
Paralecanium frenchi (Fuller, 1897)⇒ Paralecanium frenchii frenchii Maskell, 1891
Paralecanium frenchi macrozamiae Fuller, 1897
Paralecanium frenchii Maskell, 1891
Paralecanium frenchii frenchii Maskell, 1891
Paralecanium frenchii macrozamiae (Fuller, 1897)⇒ Paralecanium frenchi macrozamiae Fuller, 1897
Paralecanium macrozamiae Fuller, 1897
Paralecanium morobeense Hodgson, 2018
Paralecanium neoguineense Hodgson, 2018
Paralecanium ovatum Morrison, 1921
Paralecanium pseudexpansum (Green, 1914)⇒ Discochiton pseudexpansum Green, 1914
Paralecanium pseudoexpansum
Paralecanium quadratum (Green, 1904)⇒ Discochiton quadratum Green, 1904
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Parthenolecanium corni Bouche, 1844Brown apricot scale
Parthenolecanium corni corni Bouche, 1844
Parthenolecanium percicae
Parthenolecanium persicae Fabricius, 1776European peach scale
Parthenolecanium persicae persicae Fabricius, 1776Grapevine Scale
Parthenolecanium pruinosum Coquillett, 1891European fruit lecanium
Parthenolecanium rufulum Cockerell, 1903Oak Soft Scale
Platylecanium cocotis Laing, 1925
Plumichiton diadema Henderson & ..., 2000
Plumichiton elaeocarpi Maskell, 1885
Plumichiton flavus Maskell, 1884
Plumichiton nikau Henderson & ..., 2000
Plumichiton pollicinus Henderson & ..., 2000
Plumichiton punctatus Henderson & ..., 2000
Poropeza cologabata Henderson & ..., 2000
Poropeza dacrydii Maskell, 1892
Pounamococcus cuneatus Henderson & ..., 1998
Pounamococcus tubulus Henderson & ..., 1998
Prococcus acutissimus Green, 1896Banana-shaped Scale
Protopulvinaria pyriformis Cockerell, 1894Mealy shield scale
Pulvinaria aethiopica De Lotto, 1959Soft green scale
Pulvinaria amygdali Cockerell, 1896Cottony peach scale
Pulvinaria aurantii Cockerell, 1896Cottony citrus scale
Pulvinaria cacao Williams & W..., 1990
Pulvinaria contexta (Froggatt, 1915)⇒ Pulvinaria flavicans flavicans Maskell, 1889
Pulvinaria decorata Borchsenius, 1957Cottony Sydney Scale
Pulvinaria dodonaeae Maskell, 1893Cottony Hopbush Scale
Pulvinaria elongata (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911
Pulvinaria flavicans Maskell, 1889Cottony Flavicans Scale
Pulvinaria flavicans flavicans Maskell, 1889Cottony Flavicans Scale
Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870)⇒ Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903
Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903Cottony camellia scale
Pulvinaria horii (Kuwana, 1902)⇒ Pulvinaria peregrina Borchsenius, 1953
Pulvinaria hydrangeae Steinweden, 1946Cottony Hydrangea Scale
Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria maskelli Olliff, 1891Cottony Saltbush Scale
Pulvinaria mesembryanthemi (Ben-Dov, 1993)⇒ Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi Vallot, 1829
Pulvinaria occidentalis Cockerell, 1897Western pulvinaria
Pulvinaria paradelpha (Cockerell & ..., 1899)⇒ Pulvinaria thompsoni Maskell, 1896
Pulvinaria polygonata Cockerell, 1905Cottony Citrus Scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinaria salicicola Borchsenius, 1953
Pulvinaria salicorniae Froggatt, 1915Cottony Salicornia Scale
Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria thompsoni Maskell, 1896Cottony Thompson Scale
Pulvinaria urbicola Cockerell, 1893Capsicum mealy scale
Pulvinaria vitis Linnaeus, 1758Cottony Grape Scale
Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi Vallot, 1829Cottony Pigface Scale
Saissetia cassiniae Maskell, 1891
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia miranda Cockerell & ..., 1899Mexican black scale
Saissetia mirifica Maskell, 1897
Saissetia neglecta De Lotto, 1969Caribbean black scale
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Saissetia oleae oleae Olivier, 1791Black Scale
Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Saissetia vivipara Williams & W..., 1990
Symonicoccus aberrans Koteja & Bro..., 1981
Symonicoccus australis Maskell, 1894Grass Coccid
Symonicoccus chorizandrae Koteja & Bro..., 1981
Symonicoccus giganteus Koteja & Bro..., 1981
Symonicoccus ovalis Koteja & Bro..., 1981
Symonicoccus stipae Koteja & Bro..., 1981
Tectopulvinaria loranthi Froggatt, 1915Cottony Loranthi Scale
Torarchus endocanthium Gullan & Ste..., 1996
Umbonichiton adelus Henderson & ..., 2000
Umbonichiton bispinatus Henderson & ..., 2005
Umbonichiton bullatus Henderson & ..., 2000
Umbonichiton hymenantherae Maskell, 1885
Umbonichiton jubatus Henderson & ..., 2000
Umbonichiton pellaspis Henderson & ..., 2000
Umbonichiton rimu Henderson & ..., 2005
Vinsonia stellifera Westwood, 1871Stellate Scale
Waricoccus parvisetosus Brookes & Ko..., 1982

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
14
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
5
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyzolecaniinae
Hodgson, 1994
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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