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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4719
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4717
10307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4621
10120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
92
477
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
75
420
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
12
71
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
6
59
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
11
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
11 Genera with 17 Species
Ceroplastes Gray, 1931Wax Scales5SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cribrolecanium Green, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Houardia Marchal, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Lagosinia Cockerell, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Lichtensia Signoret, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales1SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Waxiella De Lotto, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
17 Species
Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917Citrus waxy scale
Ceroplastes eugeniae Hall, 1931Scale insect
Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921
Ceroplastes toddaliae Hall, 1931
Ceroplastes uapacae Hall, 1931
Coccus rhodesiensis Hall, 1935
Cribrolecanium andersoni Newstead, 1917Andersoni scale
Houardia mozambiquensis Hodgson, 1990
Lagosinia vayssierei Castel-Branco, 1952
Lichtensia chilianthi Brain, 1920
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinarisca jacksoni Newstead, 1908
Saissetia chimanimanae Hodgson, 1967
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia jocunda De Lotto, 1957
Waxiella enkeldoorni Hall, 1931

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Mozambique
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
4
6
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