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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
70
294
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
65
242
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
13
63
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
5
35
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
9 Genera with 14 Species
Ceroplastes Gray, 1910Wax Scales3SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Conofilippia Brain, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Cryptinglisia Cockerell, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Houardia Marchal, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Marsipococcus Cockerell & ..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Membranaria Brain, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1979Cottony Scales3SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinariella Borchsenius, 18291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
14 Species
Ceroplastes combreti Brain, 1920
Ceroplastes eucleae Brain, 1920
Ceroplastes ficus Newstead, 1910
Coccus ehretiae Brain, 1920
Coccus pseudelongatus Brain, 1920
Conofilippia subterranea Brain, 1920
Cryptinglisia zizyphi Brain, 1920
Houardia abdita De Lotto, 1966
Marsipococcus proteae Brain, 1920
Membranaria pretoriae Brain, 1920
Pulvinaria claviseta De Lotto, 1970
Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria sorghicola (De Lotto, 1979)⇒ Pulvinaria saccharia De Lotto, 1964
Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi Vallot, 1829Cottony Pigface Scale

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Gauteng
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyzolecaniinae
Hodgson, 1994
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