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Checklist for Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
70
332
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
61
303
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
17
90
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
8
58
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
15
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
15 Genera with 31 Species
Akermes Cockerell, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Avricus De Lotto, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1911Wax Scales6SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Cribrolecanium Green, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Etiennea Matile-Ferrero, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Hemilecanium Newstead, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Lagosinia Cockerell, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Milviscutulus Williams & W..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales3SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Udinia De Lotto, 19635SpeciesTaxom
Vitrococcus Hodgson, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
31 Species
Akermes colae Green & Laing, 1924
Avricus arborescens Laing, 1929
Ceroplastes constricta De Lotto, 1969
Ceroplastes ficus Newstead, 1910
Ceroplastes lamborni Newstead, 1917
Ceroplastes personatus Newstead, 1898Hydrangeas
Ceroplastes toddaliae Hall, 1931
Ceroplastes vinsonioides Newstead, 1911
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus subhemisphaericus Newstead, 1917
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Cribrolecanium andersoni Newstead, 1917Andersoni scale
Etiennea tafoensis Hodgson, 1991
Lagosinia aristolochiae Newstead, 1917
Lagosinia strachani Cockerell, 1898
Milviscutulus mangiferae Green, 1889Mango shield scale
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903Cottony camellia scale
Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinarisca jacksoni Newstead, 1908
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia somereni Newstead, 1910
Saissetia subpatelliforme Newstead, 1917
Udinia catori Green, 1915
Udinia farquharsoni Newstead, 1922
Udinia newsteadi Hanford, 1974
Udinia pattersoni Hanford, 1974
Udinia paupercula De Lotto, 1963
Vitrococcus conchiformis Newstead, 1910

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
4
11
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