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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
224
1873
3964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
1870
3961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1838
3889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
39
165
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
35
158
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
5
32
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
4
28
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Somalia
5 Genera with 6 Species
Ceroplastes Gray, 1896Wax Scales1SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1896Cottony Scales1SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 1953
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somalia
6 Species
Ceroplastes actiniformis Green, 1896Date palm soft scale
Coccus celatus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Pulvinaria tomentosa Green, 1896Cinnamon woodfern

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
3
5
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