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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
89
591
1160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
67
526
1071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
20
134
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
11
71
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
Soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Wax scales
15
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCoccinae
Fallen, 1814
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
4 Genera with 15 Species
Coccus Linnaeus, 18897SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1911Cottony Scales5SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 17912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
15 Species
Coccus africanus (Newstead, 1898)⇒ Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus cajani Newstead, 1917
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus subhemisphaericus Newstead, 1917
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Pulvinaria elongata (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911
Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903Cottony camellia scale
Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911Cottony grass scale
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917

Subnodes of Coccinae with occurrences in Nigeria
TribeCoccini
Ashmead, 1891
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePulvinariini
Ashmead, 1891
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSaissetiini
Hodgson, 1994
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom