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Checklist for Subfamily Coccinae Fallen, 1814
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
209
5311
23131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
152
4750
20612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
37
800
3386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
24
455
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
80
403
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
5
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
5 Genera with 109 Species
Coccus Linnaeus, 196039SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 19516SpeciesTaxom
Parthenolecanium ?ulc, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1758Cottony Scales32SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 195332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
109 Species and 6 Subspecies
Coccus acaciae (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Epicoccus acaciae Maskell, 1897
Coccus acrossus De Lotto, 1969
Coccus africanus (Newstead, 1898)⇒ Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus anneckei De Lotto, 1962
Coccus asiaticus Lindinger, 1932
Coccus cajani Newstead, 1917
Coccus capparidis Green, 1904Cappardis wax scale
Coccus celatus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus delottoi Matile-Ferre..., 1985DeLotto iceplant scale
Coccus discrepans Green, 1904
Coccus duartei Almeida, 1969
Coccus ehretiae Brain, 1920
Coccus formicarii Green, 1896
Coccus giliomeei �agowska & ..., 2019
Coccus guerinii Signoret, 1869
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus hesperidum hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown Soft Scale
Coccus inquilinum Newstead, 1920
Coccus inyangombae Hodgson, 1967
Coccus leurus De Lotto, 1966
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus milanjianus Hodgson, 1968
Coccus moestus De Lotto, 1959Moestus soft scale
Coccus murex Hodgson, 1969
Coccus nyika Hodgson, 1970
Coccus piperis piperis (Varshney, 1985)⇒ Maacoccus piperis piperis Green, 1896
Coccus pseudelongatus Brain, 1920
Coccus rhodesiensis Hall, 1935
Coccus saltuarius Hodgson, 1968
Coccus sectilis De Lotto, 1966
Coccus smaragdinus De Lotto, 1965
Coccus sociabilis Hodgson, 1969
Coccus sordidus De Lotto, 1957
Coccus subacutus Newstead, 1920
Coccus subhemisphaericus Newstead, 1917
Coccus tangandae Hodgson, 1967
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Coccus viridulus De Lotto, 1960
Parasaissetia ficicola De Lotto, 1965
Parasaissetia litorea De Lotto, 1967
Parasaissetia nairobica De Lotto, 1957
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Parasaissetia nigrum Nietner, 1861
Parasaissetia tsaratananae Mamet, 1951
Parthenolecanium corni Bouche, 1844Brown apricot scale
Parthenolecanium corni corni Bouche, 1844
Parthenolecanium perlatum Cockerell, 1898
Parthenolecanium persicae Fabricius, 1776European peach scale
Parthenolecanium rufulum Cockerell, 1903Oak Soft Scale
Pulvinaria aethiopica De Lotto, 1959Soft green scale
Pulvinaria callosa De Lotto, 1966
Pulvinaria carieri Grandpre & C..., 1899
Pulvinaria chrysanthemi Hall, 1923Chrysanthemum soft scale
Pulvinaria claviseta De Lotto, 1970
Pulvinaria delottoi Gill, 1979Wax scale
Pulvinaria dicrostachys Leonardi, 1913
Pulvinaria elongata (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911
Pulvinaria ficus Hempel, 1900
Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870)⇒ Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903
Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903Cottony camellia scale
Pulvinaria hemiacantha De Lotto, 1979
Pulvinaria horii (Kuwana, 1902)⇒ Pulvinaria peregrina Borchsenius, 1953
Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria lepida (Mamet, 1949)⇒ Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869
Pulvinaria merwei Joubert, 1925
Pulvinaria mesembryanthemi (Ben-Dov, 1993)⇒ Pulvinariella mesembryanthemi Vallot, 1829
Pulvinaria mkuzei Hodgson, 1968
Pulvinaria occidentalis Cockerell, 1897Western pulvinaria
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinaria randiae Hall, 1932
Pulvinaria rhoicina De Lotto, 1979
Pulvinaria saccharia De Lotto, 1964
Pulvinaria sorghicola (De Lotto, 1979)⇒ Pulvinaria saccharia De Lotto, 1964
Pulvinaria tapiae Mamet, 1951
Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria tomentosa Green, 1896Cinnamon woodfern
Pulvinaria tromelini Mamet, 1956
Pulvinaria uapacae Hodgson, 1967
Pulvinaria urbicola Cockerell, 1893Capsicum mealy scale
Pulvinaria vangueriae Hall, 1932
Pulvinaria vitis Linnaeus, 1758Cottony Grape Scale
Saissetia absona Hodgson, 1969
Saissetia carnosa Hodgson, 1969
Saissetia cerei Green, 1923
Saissetia chimanimanae Hodgson, 1967
Saissetia chitonoides De Lotto, 1963
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia ficinum Paoli, 1916
Saissetia jocunda De Lotto, 1957
Saissetia kellyi (Brain, 1920)⇒ Etiennea kellyi Brain, 1920
Saissetia malagassa Mamet, 1954
Saissetia miranda Cockerell & ..., 1899Mexican black scale
Saissetia monotes Hall, 1939
Saissetia monotes monotes Hall, 1935
Saissetia monotes pretoriae Hall, 1939
Saissetia munroi De Lotto, 1958
Saissetia neglecta De Lotto, 1969Caribbean black scale
Saissetia nigrella King, 1902
Saissetia oculata (Brain, 1920)⇒ Trijuba oculata Brain, 1920
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Saissetia oleae oleae Olivier, 1791Black Scale
Saissetia opulenta De Lotto, 1957
Saissetia orbiculata De Lotto, 1963
Saissetia perseae (Brain, 1920)⇒ Parasaissetia nigrum Nietner, 1861
Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Saissetia poinsettiae Hodgson, 1967
Saissetia privigna De Lotto, 1965Coffee soft scale
Saissetia sclerotica Hodgson, 1967
Saissetia somereni Newstead, 1910
Saissetia subpatelliforme Newstead, 1917
Saissetia subpatelliformis Newstead, 1917
Saissetia xerophila De Lotto, 1957
Saissetia zanzibarensis Williams, 1953

Subnodes of Coccinae with occurrences in Africa
TribeCoccini
Ashmead, 1891
1
38
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePulvinariini
Ashmead, 1891
1
32
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSaissetiini
Hodgson, 1994
3
39
Genera
Species

Taxom