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Checklist for Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
83
515
922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
63
445
785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
18
160
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
12
114
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
15
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
15 Genera with 34 Species
Acantholecanium Borchsenius, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Acanthopulvinaria Borchsenius, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ceronema Maskell, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1900Wax Scales6SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Eucalymnatus Cockerell, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Kilifia De Lotto, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Parthenolecanium ?ulc, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1911Cottony Scales7SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinariella Borchsenius, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Rhizopulvinaria Borchsenius, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Stotzia Marchal, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Waxiella De Lotto, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
34 Species
Acantholecanium haloxyloni Hall, 1926
Acanthopulvinaria discoidalis Hall, 1923
Ceronema africana Macfie, 1913
Ceroplastes actiniformis Green, 1896Date palm soft scale
Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, 1881Cochonilha-cerosa
Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921Fig wax scale
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1893Pink Wax Scale
Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921
Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio, 1900Caparreta Blanca
Coccus africanus (Newstead, 1898)⇒ Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus capparidis Green, 1904Cappardis wax scale
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Eucalymnatus tessellatus Signoret, 1873Cochonilha-reticulata
Kilifia acuminata Signoret, 1873Acuminate scale
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Parthenolecanium fletcheri Cockerell, 1893Fletcher scale
Parthenolecanium persicae Fabricius, 1776European peach scale
Pulvinaria chrysanthemi Hall, 1923Chrysanthemum soft scale
Pulvinaria elongata (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911
Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870)⇒ Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903
Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903Cottony camellia scale
Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911Cottony grass scale
Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi Vallot, 1829Cottony Pigface Scale
Rhizopulvinaria artemisiae (Signoret, 1873)⇒ Rhizopulvinaria halli Borchsenius, 1957
Rhizopulvinaria halli Borchsenius, 1957Cottony wormwood scale
Rhizopulvinaria retamae Hall, 1923
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia privigna De Lotto, 1965Coffee soft scale
Stotzia ephedrae Newstead, 1901
Waxiella africana Marchal, 1909

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Egypt
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
5
17
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