Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Coccoidea (Coccids) for Benin (West Africa)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	200 1304 2564	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	200 1304 2564	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	191 1270 2494	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Paraneoptera Martynov, 1923	49 110 121	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs	37 95 103	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Sternorrhyncha Amyot & Serville, 1843 Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids	9 30 31	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales	5 22 23	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Benin
5 Families width 23 Species

Genera for Benin
22 Genera with 23 Species

Aonidiella Berlese and ..., 1891		1	Species	Taxom
Aspidiotus Bouche, 1909		2	Species	Taxom
Aulacaspis Cockerell, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Coccidohystrix Lindinger, 1908		1	Species	Taxom
Dysmicoccus Ferris, 1893		1	Species	Taxom
Ferrisia Fullaway, 1893		1	Species	Taxom
Hemilecanium Newstead, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Icerya Signoret, 1890	cottony cushion scales	2	Species	Taxom
Maconellicoccus Ezzat, 1908		1	Species	Taxom
Milviscutulus Williams & W..., 1889		1	Species	Taxom
Nipaecoccus Sulc, 1894		1	Species	Taxom
Paracoccus Ezzat & McCo..., 1992		2	Species	Taxom
Parastictococcus Richard, 1908		1	Species	Taxom
Phenacoccus Cockerell, 1977		2	Species	Taxom
Pinnaspis Cockerell, 1899		1	Species	Taxom
Pseudaonidia Cockerell, 1896		1	Species	Taxom
Rastrococcus Ferris, 1986		1	Species	Taxom
Spinaspidiotus Macgillivray, 1909		1	Species	Taxom
Stictococcus Cockerell, 1903		1	Species	Taxom
Tylococcus Newstead, 1947		1	Species	Taxom
Udinia De Lotto, 1922		1	Species	Taxom
Unaspis Macgillivray, 1883		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Benin
23 Species

Aonidiella citrina Coquillett, 1891	California red scale
Aspidiotus destructor Cockerell, 1903	Bourbon scale
Aspidiotus elaeidis Marchal, 1909
Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead, 1906	Cinnamomum Scale
Coccidohystrix insolita Green, 1908	Brinjal mealybug
Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell, 1893	Chanchito Blanca De La Pina
Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893)	⇒ Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962
Icerya aegyptiaca Douglas, 1890	Breadfruit mealybug
Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green, 1908	Grape
Milviscutulus mangiferae Green, 1889	Mango shield scale
Nipaecoccus viridis Newstead, 1894	Cotton mealybug
Paracoccus marginatus Williams & G..., 1992	Marginal mealybug
Parastictococcus multispinosus Newstead, 1908
Phenacoccus madeirensis Green, 1923	Madeira mealybug
Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero, 1977	Cassava mealybug
Pinnaspis strachani Cooley, 1899	Cotton white scale
Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis Green, 1896	Armoured scale
Rastrococcus invadens Williams, 1986	Mango mealybug
Spinaspidiotus fissidens Lindinger, 1909
Stictococcus sjostedti Cockerell, 1903
Tylococcus westwoodi Strickland, 1947
Udinia farquharsoni Newstead, 1922
Unaspis citri Comstock, 1883	Armored scale

Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Benin

Family	Coccidae Stephens, 1829 soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales	3 2	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids	7 8	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875 giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs	9 10	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Stictococcidae Lindinger, 1913 Stictococcids	2 2	Genera Species	Taxom

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