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Checklist for Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2167
3663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
65
309
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
56
286
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
17
118
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
10
81
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
12
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
12 Genera with 25 Species
Ceroplastes Gray, 1937Wax Scales3SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Cribrolecanium Green, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Eucalymnatus Cockerell, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Milviscutulus Williams & W..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Prococcus Avasthi, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Protopulvinaria Cockerell, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales8SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Trijuba De Lotto, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Vinsonia Signoret, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
25 Species
Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, 1881Cochonilha-cerosa
Ceroplastes janeirensis Gray, 1828Guava wax scale
Ceroplastes spicatus Hall, 1937
Coccus guerinii Signoret, 1869
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Cribrolecanium andersoni Newstead, 1917Andersoni scale
Eucalymnatus tessellatus Signoret, 1873Cochonilha-reticulata
Milviscutulus mangiferae Green, 1889Mango shield scale
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Prococcus acutissimus Green, 1896Banana-shaped Scale
Protopulvinaria pyriformis Cockerell, 1894Mealy shield scale
Pulvinaria aethiopica De Lotto, 1959Soft green scale
Pulvinaria carieri Grandpre & C..., 1899
Pulvinaria elongata (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911
Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903Cottony camellia scale
Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria urbicola Cockerell, 1893Capsicum mealy scale
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia neglecta De Lotto, 1969Caribbean black scale
Trijuba oculata Brain, 1920
Vinsonia stellifera Westwood, 1871Stellate Scale

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
4
15
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