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Checklist for Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
117
1362
2867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
88
1189
2392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
20
154
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
11
68
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
12
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
12 Genera with 19 Species
Akermes Cockerell, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1881Wax Scales2SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18896SpeciesTaxom
Kilifia De Lotto, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Milviscutulus Williams & W..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Philephedra Cockerell, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Platinglisia Cockerell, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Protopulvinaria Cockerell, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales1SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Vinsonia Signoret, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceroplastes cuneatus Hempel, 1900
Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, 1881Cochonilha-cerosa
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus leurus De Lotto, 1966
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus moestus De Lotto, 1959Moestus soft scale
Coccus piperis piperis (Varshney, 1985)⇒ Maacoccus piperis piperis Green, 1896
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Kilifia acuminata Signoret, 1873Acuminate scale
Milviscutulus mangiferae Green, 1889Mango shield scale
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Philephedra tuberculosa Nakahara & Gill, 1985Papaya scale
Protopulvinaria longivalvata Green, 1909Protopulvinarialongivalvata
Protopulvinaria pyriformis Cockerell, 1894Mealy shield scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia miranda Cockerell & ..., 1899Mexican black scale
Saissetia neglecta De Lotto, 1969Caribbean black scale
Vinsonia stellifera Westwood, 1871Stellate Scale

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyzolecaniinae
Hodgson, 1994
1
0
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