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Checklist for Family Coccidae Stephens, 1829 (soft scale)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
1381
1993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
46
190
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
41
172
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
14
70
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
9
60
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
11
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virgin Islands
11 Genera with 24 Species
Ceroplastes Gray, 1758Wax Scales8SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Cryptostigma Ferris, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Eucalymnatus Cockerell, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Kilifia De Lotto, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Milviscutulus Williams & W..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Protopulvinaria Cockerell, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales2SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 17914SpeciesTaxom
Vinsonia Signoret, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
24 Species
Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917
Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock, 1881Barnacle scale
Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917Citrus waxy scale
Ceroplastes dugesii Lichtenstein, 1885Duges wax scale
Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, 1881Cochonilha-cerosa
Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921Fig wax scale
Ceroplastes pseudoceriferus Green, 1935Horned wax scale
Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Ceroplastes japonicus Green, 1921
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Cryptostigma inquilina Newstead, 1920
Eucalymnatus tessellatus Signoret, 1873Cochonilha-reticulata
Kilifia acuminata Signoret, 1873Acuminate scale
Milviscutulus mangiferae Green, 1889Mango shield scale
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Protopulvinaria longivalvata Green, 1909Protopulvinarialongivalvata
Protopulvinaria pyriformis Cockerell, 1894Mealy shield scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinaria urbicola Cockerell, 1893Capsicum mealy scale
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia miranda Cockerell & ..., 1899Mexican black scale
Saissetia neglecta De Lotto, 1969Caribbean black scale
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Vinsonia stellifera Westwood, 1871Stellate Scale

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Virgin Islands
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
4
9
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