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Checklist for Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
125
1401
3639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
100
1253
3261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
23
242
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
13
143
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
24
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
24 Genera with 56 Species
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Anthococcus Williams & W..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1900Wax Scales9SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18896SpeciesTaxom
Crystallotesta Henderson & ..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Ctenochiton Maskell, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Discochiton Hodgson and ..., 18963SpeciesTaxom
Drepanococcus Williams & W..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Eucalymnatus Cockerell, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Fistulococcus Hodgson & Ma..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Insularicoccus Hodgson and ..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Kilifia De Lotto, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Megapulvinaria Yang, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Melanesicoccus Williams & W..., 19903SpeciesTaxom
Milviscutulus Williams & W..., 19904SpeciesTaxom
Myzolecanium Beccari, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Neoplatylecanium Takahashi, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Neosaissetia Tao & al., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Paralecanium Cockerell, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Platylecanium Cockerell & ..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Prococcus Avasthi, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales6SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 19907SpeciesTaxom
Vinsonia Signoret, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
56 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anthococcus keravatae Williams & W..., 1990
Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917
Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917Citrus waxy scale
Ceroplastes dugesii Lichtenstein, 1885Duges wax scale
Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, 1881Cochonilha-cerosa
Ceroplastes hawanus Williams & W..., 1990
Ceroplastes murrayi Froggatt, 1919
Ceroplastes pseudoceriferus Green, 1935Horned wax scale
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1893Pink Wax Scale
Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio, 1900Caparreta Blanca
Coccus celatus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus hesperidum hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown Soft Scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus moestus De Lotto, 1959Moestus soft scale
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Crystallotesta marika Hodgson and ..., 2011
Ctenochiton toru Henderson & ..., 2000
Discochiton browni Hodgson, 2018
Discochiton crenulatum Hodgson, 2018
Discochiton expansum Green, 1896
Drepanococcus chiton Green, 1909Longan soft scale
Eucalymnatus tessellatus Signoret, 1873Cochonilha-reticulata
Fistulococcus intsiae Hodgson and ..., 2005
Insularicoccus syzygium Hodgson, 2018
Kilifia acuminata Signoret, 1873Acuminate scale
Megapulvinaria maxima Green, 1904Nim mealy scale
Melanesicoccus kleinhoviae Williams & W..., 1990
Melanesicoccus myrmecariae Williams & W..., 1990
Melanesicoccus solomonensis Williams & W..., 1990
Milviscutulus ciliatus Williams & W..., 1990
Milviscutulus mangiferae Green, 1889Mango shield scale
Milviscutulus pilosus Williams & W..., 1990
Milviscutulus spiculatus Williams & W..., 1990
Myzolecanium kibarae Beccari, 1877
Myzolecanium robertsi Williams & W..., 1990
Neosaissetia keravatae Williams & W..., 1990
Paralecanium busoense Hodgson, 2018
Paralecanium morobeense Hodgson, 2018
Paralecanium neoguineense Hodgson, 2018
Paralecanium ovatum Morrison, 1921
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Platylecanium cocotis Laing, 1925
Prococcus acutissimus Green, 1896Banana-shaped Scale
Pulvinaria cacao Williams & W..., 1990
Pulvinaria elongata (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911
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 miranda Cockerell & ..., 1899Mexican black scale
Saissetia neglecta De Lotto, 1969Caribbean black scale
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Saissetia oleae oleae Olivier, 1791Black Scale
Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Saissetia vivipara Williams & W..., 1990
Vinsonia stellifera Westwood, 1871Stellate Scale

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyzolecaniinae
Hodgson, 1994
1
2
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