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Checklist for Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
89
591
1160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
67
526
1071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
20
134
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
11
71
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
15
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
15 Genera with 37 Species
Ceronema Maskell, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1911Wax Scales6SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastodes Cockerell, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18897SpeciesTaxom
Cribrolecanium Green, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Etiennea Matile-Ferrero, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Hemilecanium Newstead, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Lagosinia Cockerell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Messinea De Lotto, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1911Cottony Scales5SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Udinia De Lotto, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Waxiella De Lotto, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceronema africana Macfie, 1913
Ceroplastes brevicauda Hall, 1931Citrus wax scale
Ceroplastes constricta De Lotto, 1969
Ceroplastes egbarum (Hall, 1931)⇒ Waxiella egbarum egbarum Cockerell, 1899
Ceroplastes lamborni Newstead, 1917
Ceroplastes personatus Newstead, 1898Hydrangeas
Ceroplastes vinsonioides Newstead, 1911
Ceroplastodes zavattarii Bellio, 1939
Coccus africanus (Newstead, 1898)⇒ Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus cajani Newstead, 1917
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus subhemisphaericus Newstead, 1917
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Cribrolecanium andersoni Newstead, 1917Andersoni scale
Etiennea cacao Hodgson, 1991
Etiennea ferox Newstead, 1917
Etiennea petasus Hodgson, 1991
Lagosinia strachani Cockerell, 1898
Messinea conica De Lotto, 1966
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
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
Pulvinarisca inopheron Laing, 1925
Pulvinarisca jacksoni Newstead, 1908
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Udinia catori Green, 1915
Udinia farquharsoni Newstead, 1922
Udinia lamborni Newstead, 1914
Udinia nigeriensis Hanford, 1974
Waxiella egbarum egbarum Cockerell, 1899
Waxiella vuilleti Marchal, 1909

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
6
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