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Checklist for Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
and region Eritrea (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1282
2411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
1277
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1273
2402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
38
155
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
38
155
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
12
58
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
9
50
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
13
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eritrea
13 Genera with 24 Species
Ceroplastes Gray, 1758Wax Scales4SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastodes Cockerell, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Cribrolecanium Green, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Lagosinia Cockerell, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Lichtensia Signoret, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Messinea De Lotto, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales2SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Stotzia Marchal, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Waxiella De Lotto, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eritrea
24 Species
Ceroplastes brevicauda Hall, 1931Citrus wax scale
Ceroplastes ficus Newstead, 1910
Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921Fig wax scale
Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921
Ceroplastodes zavattarii Bellio, 1939
Coccus africanus (Newstead, 1898)⇒ Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Cribrolecanium andersoni Newstead, 1917Andersoni scale
Lagosinia aristolochiae Newstead, 1917
Lagosinia strachani Cockerell, 1898
Lichtensia chilianthi Brain, 1920
Messinea conica De Lotto, 1966
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Pulvinaria dicrostachys Leonardi, 1913
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinarisca crotonis De Lotto, 1954
Pulvinarisca jacksoni Newstead, 1908
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Saissetia privigna De Lotto, 1965Coffee soft scale
Stotzia chrysophyllae Silvestri, 1915
Waxiella erithraeus Leonardi, 1913

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Eritrea
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
4
10
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