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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
62
313
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
54
280
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
13
76
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
7
53
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
15
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
15 Genera with 23 Species
Akermes Cockerell, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Ceronema Maskell, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1911Wax Scales5SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastodes Cockerell, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Ctenochiton Maskell, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Etiennea Matile-Ferrero, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Hemilecanium Newstead, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Platylecanium Cockerell & ..., 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1964Cottony Scales3SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Udinia De Lotto, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Vitrococcus Hodgson, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
23 Species
Akermes colae Green & Laing, 1924
Ceronema africana Macfie, 1913
Ceroplastes actiniformis Green, 1896Date palm soft scale
Ceroplastes brevicauda Hall, 1931Citrus wax scale
Ceroplastes constricta De Lotto, 1969
Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917Citrus waxy scale
Ceroplastes vinsonioides Newstead, 1911
Ceroplastodes ritchiei Laing, 1925
Ceroplastodes zavattarii Bellio, 1939
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Etiennea tafoensis Hodgson, 1991
Etiennea villiersi Matile-Ferrero, 1984
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Pulvinaria elongata (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911
Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903Cottony camellia scale
Pulvinaria saccharia De Lotto, 1964
Pulvinarisca jacksoni Newstead, 1908
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Udinia catori Green, 1915
Udinia farquharsoni Newstead, 1922
Vitrococcus conchiformis Newstead, 1910

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
4
8
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