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Checklist of Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
for Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
46
203
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
41
194
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
13
58
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
7
39
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
10
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
10 Genera with 27 Species
Ceroplastes Gray, 1931Wax Scales6SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 19686SpeciesTaxom
Hallicoccus Kondo, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Lagosinia Cockerell, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Milviscutulus Williams & W..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales3SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Toumeyella Cockerell, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Waxiella De Lotto, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
27 Species
Ceroplastes brevicauda Hall, 1931Citrus wax scale
Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917Citrus waxy scale
Ceroplastes eugeniae Hall, 1931Scale insect
Ceroplastes ficus Newstead, 1910
Ceroplastes toddaliae Hall, 1931
Ceroplastes uapacae Hall, 1931
Coccus asiaticus Lindinger, 1932
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus milanjianus Hodgson, 1968
Coccus nyika Hodgson, 1970
Coccus saltuarius Hodgson, 1968
Hallicoccus lomagundiae Hall, 1935
Lagosinia strachani Cockerell, 1898
Lagosinia vayssierei Castel-Branco, 1952
Milviscutulus mangiferae Green, 1889Mango shield scale
Pulvinaria elongata (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911
Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903Cottony camellia scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinarisca inopheron Laing, 1925
Pulvinarisca jacksoni Newstead, 1908
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia jocunda De Lotto, 1957
Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Saissetia somereni Newstead, 1910
Toumeyella lomagundiae (Hall, 1935)⇒ Hallicoccus lomagundiae Hall, 1935
Waxiella zonata Newstead, 1917

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Malawi
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
3
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyzolecaniinae
Hodgson, 1994
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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