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Checklist for Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
127
941
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
104
859
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
21
122
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
11
52
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
9 Genera with 12 Species
Allopulvinaria Brain, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ceronema Maskell, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1920Wax Scales2SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Cryptinglisia Cockerell, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Kozaricoccus Avasthi & Sh..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Lichtensia Signoret, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Parafairmairia Cockerell, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinariella Borchsenius, 18291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
12 Species
Allopulvinaria subterranea Brain, 1920
Ceronema asparagi Brain, 1920
Ceroplastes elytropappi Brain, 1920
Ceroplastes tachardiaformis Brain, 1920
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Cryptinglisia elytropappi Brain, 1920
Cryptinglisia lounsburyi Cockerell, 1900
Kozaricoccus bituberculatus Brain, 1920
Lichtensia perengueyi
Lichtensia polychaeta De Lotto, 1974
Parafairmairia patellaeformis Brain, 1920
Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi Vallot, 1829Cottony Pigface Scale

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
1
1
Genus
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