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Checklist for Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
86
460
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
61
368
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
17
116
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
9
58
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
10
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canary Islands
10 Genera with 22 Species
Ceroplastes Gray, 1900Wax Scales8SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Eucalymnatus Cockerell, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eulecanium Cockerell, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Protopulvinaria Cockerell, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales3SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinariella Borchsenius, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Rhizopulvinaria Borchsenius, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 17912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
22 Species
Ceroplastes actiniformis Green, 1896Date palm soft scale
Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917
Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917Citrus waxy scale
Ceroplastes dugesii Lichtenstein, 1885Duges wax scale
Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921Fig wax scale
Ceroplastes pseudoceriferus Green, 1935Horned wax scale
Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921
Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio, 1900Caparreta Blanca
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Eucalymnatus tessellatus Signoret, 1873Cochonilha-reticulata
Eulecanium tiliae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Gooseberry Scale
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Protopulvinaria pyriformis Cockerell, 1894Mealy shield scale
Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870)⇒ Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903
Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903Cottony camellia scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi Vallot, 1829Cottony Pigface Scale
Rhizopulvinaria artemisiae (Signoret, 1873)⇒ Rhizopulvinaria halli Borchsenius, 1957
Rhizopulvinaria halli Borchsenius, 1957Cottony wormwood scale
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Canary Islands
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
4
8
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