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Checklist for Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
157
1887
4390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
120
1665
3954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
27
364
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
16
212
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
42
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
42 Genera with 134 Species
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Allopulvinaria Brain, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Avricus De Lotto, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Baccacoccus Brain, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ceronema Maskell, 03SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1931Wax Scales31SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastodes Cockerell, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Cissococcus Cockerell, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 188910SpeciesTaxom
Conofilippia Brain, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Cribrolecanium Green, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cryptinglisia Cockerell, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Ctenochiton Maskell, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Etiennea Matile-Ferrero, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Eucalymnatus Cockerell, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eulecanium Cockerell, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Filippia Targioni-Toz..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Hallicoccus Kondo, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Hemilecanium Newstead, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Houardia Marchal, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Idiosaissetia Brain, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Inglisia Maskell, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Kozaricoccus Avasthi & Sh..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Lagosinia Cockerell, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Lecanium colae. Green..., 19206SpeciesTaxom
Lichtensia Signoret, 19748SpeciesTaxom
Marsipococcus Cockerell & ..., 19202SpeciesTaxom
Membranaria Brain, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Mesembryna De Lotto, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Messinea De Lotto, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Milviscutulus Williams & W..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Parafairmairia Cockerell, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Parthenolecanium ?ulc, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Platysaissetia Cockerell, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Protopulvinaria Cockerell, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1979Cottony Scales17SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinariella Borchsenius, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 191714SpeciesTaxom
Toumeyella Cockerell, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Trijuba De Lotto, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Waxiella De Lotto, 19172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
134 Species and 5 Subspecies
Allopulvinaria subterranea Brain, 1920
Avricus adspersus De Lotto, 1958
Baccacoccus elytropappi (Brain, 1920)⇒ Ceroplastes elytropappi Brain, 1920
Ceronema asparagi Brain, 1920
Ceronema mobile Brain, 1920
Ceronema mobilis
Ceroplastes actiniformis Green, 1896Date palm soft scale
Ceroplastes bipartitus Newstead, 1917
Ceroplastes brevicauda Hall, 1931Citrus wax scale
Ceroplastes candela Cockerell & ..., 1902
Ceroplastes coloratus Cockerell, 1898
Ceroplastes combreti Brain, 1920
Ceroplastes deceptrix De Lotto, 1965
Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917Citrus waxy scale
Ceroplastes elytropappi Brain, 1920
Ceroplastes eucleae Brain, 1920
Ceroplastes eugeniae Hall, 1931Scale insect
Ceroplastes ficus Newstead, 1910
Ceroplastes fumidus De Lotto, 1978
Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921Fig wax scale
Ceroplastes longicauda Brain, 1920
Ceroplastes longicauda longicauda Brain, 1920
Ceroplastes myricae (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1893
Ceroplastes pallidus (Brain, 1920)⇒ Ceroplastes ficus Newstead, 1910
Ceroplastes paucispinus De Lotto, 1970
Ceroplastes quadrilineatus simplex (Brain, 1920)⇒ Ceroplastes fumidus De Lotto, 1978
Ceroplastes royenae Hall, 1931
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1893Pink Wax Scale
Ceroplastes rufus De Lotto, 1966
Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921
Ceroplastes rusticus De Lotto, 1961
Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio, 1900Caparreta Blanca
Ceroplastes sinoiae Hall, 1931
Ceroplastes spicatus Hall, 1937
Ceroplastes tachardiaformis Brain, 1920
Ceroplastes toddaliae Hall, 1931
Ceroplastes uapacae Hall, 1931
Ceroplastodes bituberculatus (Brain, 1920)⇒ Kozaricoccus bituberculatus Brain, 1920
Cissococcus fulleri Cockerell, 1902
Coccus anneckei De Lotto, 1962
Coccus capparidis Green, 1904Cappardis wax scale
Coccus ehretiae Brain, 1920
Coccus giliomeei �agowska & ..., 2019
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus leurus De Lotto, 1966
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus pseudelongatus Brain, 1920
Coccus sectilis De Lotto, 1966
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Conofilippia subterranea Brain, 1920
Cribrolecanium andersoni Newstead, 1917Andersoni scale
Cryptinglisia elytropappi Brain, 1920
Cryptinglisia lounsburyi Cockerell, 1900
Cryptinglisia zizyphi Brain, 1920
Etiennea candelabra Hodgson, 1991
Etiennea capensis Hodgson, 1991
Etiennea ferina De Lotto, 1978
Etiennea halli Hodgson, 1991
Etiennea kellyi Brain, 1920
Eucalymnatus tessellatus Signoret, 1873Cochonilha-reticulata
Filippia chilianthi (Brain, 1920)⇒ Lichtensia chilianthi Brain, 1920
Hallicoccus obunca De Lotto, 1966
Hemilecanium theobromae Newstead, 1908
Houardia abdita De Lotto, 1966
Idiosaissetia peringueyi Brain, 1920
Inglisia elytropappi (Ben-Dov, 1993)⇒ Cryptinglisia elytropappi Brain, 1920
Inglisia geranii (Brain, 1920)⇒ Cryptinglisia lounsburyi Cockerell, 1900
Inglisia zizyphi (Brain, 1920)⇒ Cryptinglisia zizyphi Brain, 1920
Kozaricoccus bituberculatus Brain, 1920
Lagosinia aristolochiae Newstead, 1917
Lecanium durbanense (Brain, 1920)⇒ Marsipococcus durbanensis Brain, 1920
Lecanium ehretiae (Brain, 1920)⇒ Coccus ehretiae Brain, 1920
Lecanium proteae (Brain, 1920)⇒ Marsipococcus proteae Brain, 1920
Lecanium pseudelongatum (Brain, 1920)⇒ Coccus pseudelongatus Brain, 1920
Lecanium pumilum (Brain, 1920)⇒ Saissetia oleae oleae Olivier, 1791
Lecanium wistariae (Brain, 1920)⇒ Parthenolecanium corni Bouche, 1844
Lichtensia carissae Brain, 1920
Lichtensia chilianthi Brain, 1920
Lichtensia gemina De Lotto, 1974
Lichtensia perengueyi
Lichtensia peringueyi Joubert, 1925
Lichtensia polychaeta De Lotto, 1974
Lichtensia spanochaeta De Lotto, 1974
Lichtensia strigosa De Lotto, 1974
Marsipococcus durbanensis Brain, 1920
Marsipococcus proteae Brain, 1920
Membranaria pretoriae Brain, 1920
Mesembryna fasciata De Lotto, 1979
Messinea conica De Lotto, 1966
Messinea plana De Lotto, 1967
Milviscutulus mangiferae Green, 1889Mango shield scale
Parafairmairia patellaeformis Brain, 1920
Parasaissetia litorea De Lotto, 1967
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Parasaissetia nigrum Nietner, 1861
Parthenolecanium corni Bouche, 1844Brown apricot scale
Parthenolecanium corni corni Bouche, 1844
Platysaissetia kellyi (Hodgson, 1969)⇒ Etiennea halli Hodgson, 1991
Protopulvinaria pyriformis Cockerell, 1894Mealy shield scale
Pulvinaria aethiopica De Lotto, 1959Soft green scale
Pulvinaria callosa De Lotto, 1966
Pulvinaria claviseta De Lotto, 1970
Pulvinaria delottoi Gill, 1979Wax scale
Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870)⇒ Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903
Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903Cottony camellia scale
Pulvinaria hemiacantha De Lotto, 1979
Pulvinaria horii (Kuwana, 1902)⇒ Pulvinaria peregrina Borchsenius, 1953
Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria lepida (Mamet, 1949)⇒ Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869
Pulvinaria merwei Joubert, 1925
Pulvinaria mesembryanthemi (Ben-Dov, 1993)⇒ Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi Vallot, 1829
Pulvinaria mkuzei Hodgson, 1968
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinaria rhoicina De Lotto, 1979
Pulvinaria saccharia De Lotto, 1964
Pulvinaria sorghicola (De Lotto, 1979)⇒ Pulvinaria saccharia De Lotto, 1964
Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi Vallot, 1829Cottony Pigface Scale
Pulvinarisca filamentosa Newstead, 1913
Pulvinarisca jacksoni Newstead, 1908
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia kellyi (Brain, 1920)⇒ Etiennea kellyi Brain, 1920
Saissetia miranda Cockerell & ..., 1899Mexican black scale
Saissetia monotes pretoriae Hall, 1939
Saissetia munroi De Lotto, 1958
Saissetia nigrella King, 1902
Saissetia oculata (Brain, 1920)⇒ Trijuba oculata Brain, 1920
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Saissetia oleae oleae Olivier, 1791Black Scale
Saissetia perseae (Brain, 1920)⇒ Parasaissetia nigrum Nietner, 1861
Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Saissetia privigna De Lotto, 1965Coffee soft scale
Saissetia somereni Newstead, 1910
Saissetia subpatelliforme Newstead, 1917
Toumeyella obunca (De Lotto, 1966)⇒ Hallicoccus obunca De Lotto, 1966
Trijuba oculata Brain, 1920
Waxiella subdenudata Newstead, 1917
Waxiella zonata Newstead, 1917

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
30
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
5
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyzolecaniinae
Hodgson, 1994
2
2
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