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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
63
248
457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
53
227
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
11
36
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
6
25
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
10 Genera with 18 Species
Ceronema Maskell, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1931Wax Scales8SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cribrolecanium Green, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Hemilecanium Newstead, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Inglisia Maskell, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales3SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Waxiella De Lotto, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceronema brachystegiae Hall, 1941
Ceroplastes bipartitus Newstead, 1917
Ceroplastes brevicauda Hall, 1931Citrus wax scale
Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917Citrus waxy scale
Ceroplastes helichrysi Hall, 1931
Ceroplastes longicauda Brain, 1920
Ceroplastes longicauda longicauda Brain, 1920
Ceroplastes toddaliae Hall, 1931
Ceroplastes uapacae Hall, 1931
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Cribrolecanium andersoni Newstead, 1917Andersoni scale
Hemilecanium cedrelus Hodgson, 2008
Inglisia theobromae Newstead, 1917
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Pulvinaria aethiopica De Lotto, 1959Soft green scale
Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Saissetia privigna De Lotto, 1965Coffee soft scale
Waxiella berliniae Hall, 1931

Subnodes of Coccidae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyCeroplastinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
4
6
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