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Checklist for Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
116
1007
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
89
907
1768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
25
242
603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
16
157
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
32
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
32 Genera with 93 Species
#CDEIKLMNPSTV
Ceronema Maskell, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1913Wax Scales9SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastodes Cockerell, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 188918SpeciesTaxom
Cribrolecanium Green, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Ctenochiton Maskell, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Dicyphococcus Borchsenius, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Discochiton Hodgson and ..., 19224SpeciesTaxom
Drepanococcus Williams & W..., 19093SpeciesTaxom
Eucalymnatus Cockerell, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Inglisia Maskell, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Kilifia De Lotto, 02SpeciesTaxom
Lecanium colae. Green..., 18962SpeciesTaxom
Maacoccus Tao, Wong & ..., 19994SpeciesTaxom
Maacocus1SpeciesTaxom
Marsipococcus Cockerell & ..., 19042SpeciesTaxom
Megapulvinaria Yang, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Membranaria Brain, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Milviscutulus Williams & W..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neolecanium Parrott, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Neoplatylecanium Takahashi, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paralecanium Cockerell, 190413SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Platylecanium Cockerell & ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Platysaissetia Cockerell, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Prococcus Avasthi, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Protopulvinaria Cockerell, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales8SpeciesTaxom
Saccharolecanium Williams, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Tectopulvinaria Hempel, 02SpeciesTaxom
Vinsonia Signoret, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
93 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ceronema fryeri Green, 1922Dowell's woodfern
Ceronema gowdeyi Newstead, 1911
Ceronema koebeli Green, 1909
Ceroplastes actiniformis Green, 1896Date palm soft scale
Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917
Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917Citrus waxy scale
Ceroplastes dugesii Lichtenstein, 1885Duges wax scale
Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, 1881Cochonilha-cerosa
Ceroplastes pseudoceriferus Green, 1935Horned wax scale
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1893Pink Wax Scale
Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio, 1900Caparreta Blanca
Ceroplastes stellifer (Lindinger, 1913)⇒ Vinsonia stellifera Westwood, 1871
Coccus antidesmae Green, 1896
Coccus arundinariae (Sanders, 1906)⇒ Maacoccus arundinariae Green, 1904
Coccus asiaticus Lindinger, 1932
Coccus capparidis Green, 1904Cappardis wax scale
Coccus caudatus (Walker, 1852)⇒ Coccus asiaticus Lindinger, 1932
Coccus discrepans Green, 1904
Coccus formicarii Green, 1896
Coccus gymnospori Green, 1908
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus hesperidum hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown Soft Scale
Coccus illuppalamae Green, 1922
Coccus latioperculatum Green, 1922
Coccus litzeae Rutherford, 1915
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus ophiorrhizae Green, 1896
Coccus punctuliferum
Coccus signiferus (Sanders, 1906)⇒ Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Cribrolecanium formicarum Green, 1921
Ctenochiton cinnamomi Green, 1922Dowell's woodfern
Ctenochiton fryeri Green, 1922Dowell's woodfern
Ctenochiton olivaceum Green, 1922
Dicyphococcus castilloae Green, 1911
Discochiton expansum Green, 1896
Discochiton mancum Green, 1922
Discochiton quadratum Green, 1904
Discochiton trifasciatum Green, 1922
Drepanococcus cajani Maskell, 1891
Drepanococcus chiton Green, 1909Longan soft scale
Drepanococcus virescens Green, 1909
Eucalymnatus tessellatus Signoret, 1873Cochonilha-reticulata
Inglisia chelonioides Green, 1909
Kilifia acuminata Signoret, 1873Acuminate scale
Kilifia acuminate
Lecanium globulosum (Maskell, 1897)⇒ Coccus formicarii Green, 1896
Lecanium marginatum (Green, 1896)⇒ Paralecanium marginatum Green, 1896
Maacoccus arundinariae Green, 1904
Maacoccus bicruciatus Green, 1904
Maacoccus piperis Ben-Dov, 1999
Maacoccus piperis namunakuli Ben-Dov, 1999
Maacocus piperis namunakuli
Marsipococcus iceryoides Green, 1922
Marsipococcus marsupialis Green, 1904
Megapulvinaria maxima Green, 1904Nim mealy scale
Membranaria ceylonica Green, 1922
Milviscutulus mangiferae Green, 1889Mango shield scale
Neolecanium cinnamomi Rutherford, 1914
Neolecanium pseudoleae Rutherford, 1915
Neoplatylecanium tripartitum Green, 1922
Paralecanium calophylli Green, 1904
Paralecanium claviseta Hodgson, 2018
Paralecanium expansum (Green, 1896)⇒ Discochiton expansum Green, 1896
Paralecanium geometricum Green, 1896
Paralecanium limbatum Green, 1922
Paralecanium mancum Green, 1922
Paralecanium marginatum Green, 1896
Paralecanium maritimum Green, 1896
Paralecanium paradeniyense Green, 1904
Paralecanium planum Green, 1896
Paralecanium quadratum (Green, 1904)⇒ Discochiton quadratum Green, 1904
Paralecanium trifasciatum (Green, 1922)⇒ Discochiton trifasciatum Green, 1922
Paralecanium zonatum Green, 1904
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Platylecanium fusiforme Green, 1922
Platysaissetia crustuliforme Green, 1909
Prococcus acutissimus Green, 1896Banana-shaped Scale
Protopulvinaria longivalvata Green, 1909Protopulvinarialongivalvata
Pulvinaria cellulosa (Green, 1909)⇒ Pulvinaria polygonata Cockerell, 1905
Pulvinaria ixorae Green, 1909
Pulvinaria polygonata Cockerell, 1905Cottony Citrus Scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria tessellata Green, 1896Cinnamon woodfern
Pulvinaria tomentosa Green, 1896Cinnamon woodfern
Pulvinaria urbicola Cockerell, 1893Capsicum mealy scale
Saccharolecanium krugeri (Zehntner, 1897)⇒ Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia miranda Cockerell & ..., 1899Mexican black scale
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Saissetia privigna De Lotto, 1965Coffee soft scale
Tectopulvinaria farinosa Green, 1922
Tectopulvinaria farinose
Vinsonia stellifera Westwood, 1871Stellate Scale

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
4
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyzolecaniinae
Hodgson, 1994
1
2
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