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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
115
749
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
85
648
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
22
183
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
12
105
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
18
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
18 Genera with 55 Species
Avricus De Lotto, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1911Wax Scales7SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 196013SpeciesTaxom
Cribrolecanium Green, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Eucalymnatus Cockerell, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Kilifia De Lotto, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Maacoccus Tao, Wong & ..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Mametia Matile-Ferrero, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Milviscutulus Williams & W..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Prococcus Avasthi, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1911Cottony Scales6SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 19539SpeciesTaxom
Trijuba De Lotto, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Udinia De Lotto, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Umwinsia Hodgson, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Vinsonia Signoret, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
55 Species and 1 Subspecies
Avricus arborescens Laing, 1929
Avricus castaneus De Lotto, 1958
Avricus psychotriae De Lotto, 1956
Ceroplastes brevicauda Hall, 1931Citrus wax scale
Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917Citrus waxy scale
Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, 1881Cochonilha-cerosa
Ceroplastes longicauda longicauda Brain, 1920
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1893Pink Wax Scale
Ceroplastes stenocephalus De Lotto, 1961
Ceroplastes vinsonioides Newstead, 1911
Coccus acaciae (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Epicoccus acaciae Maskell, 1897
Coccus africanus (Newstead, 1898)⇒ Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus asiaticus Lindinger, 1932
Coccus celatus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus moestus De Lotto, 1959Moestus soft scale
Coccus smaragdinus De Lotto, 1965
Coccus sordidus De Lotto, 1957
Coccus subhemisphaericus Newstead, 1917
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Coccus viridulus De Lotto, 1960
Cribrolecanium andersoni Newstead, 1917Andersoni scale
Eucalymnatus tessellatus Signoret, 1873Cochonilha-reticulata
Kilifia deltoides De Lotto, 1965
Maacoccus bicruciatus Green, 1904
Mametia grandis Green & Laing, 1924
Milviscutulus mangiferae Green, 1889Mango shield scale
Parasaissetia ficicola De Lotto, 1965
Parasaissetia nairobica De Lotto, 1957
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Prococcus acutissimus Green, 1896Banana-shaped Scale
Pulvinaria aethiopica De Lotto, 1959Soft green scale
Pulvinaria elongata (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911
Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinaria saccharia De Lotto, 1964
Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911Cottony grass scale
Pulvinarisca jacksoni Newstead, 1908
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia jocunda De Lotto, 1957
Saissetia opulenta De Lotto, 1957
Saissetia orbiculata De Lotto, 1963
Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Saissetia privigna De Lotto, 1965Coffee soft scale
Saissetia somereni Newstead, 1910
Saissetia xerophila De Lotto, 1957
Saissetia zanzibarensis Williams, 1953
Trijuba oculata Brain, 1920
Udinia farquharsoni Newstead, 1922
Udinia paupercula De Lotto, 1963
Udinia pterolobina De Lotto, 1956
Umwinsia nitidula De Lotto, 1958
Vinsonia stellifera Westwood, 1871Stellate Scale

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
4
31
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