Checklist of Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
for Brazil (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 757
16427
71364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 754
16419
71346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 701
16115
70281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 166
2432
8317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 116
2125
7169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids | 29
286
790 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales | 19
177
515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Brazil
19 Families width 515 Species and 5 Subspecies | Aclerdidae Ferris, 1937 | Aclerdid scales | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896 | Asterolecaniids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Beesoniidae Ferris, 1950 | Beesoniids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942 | Cerococcids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 175 | Species | Taxom | | Conchaspididae Green, 1896 | False armored scales | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875 | Cochineal insects | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 167 | Species | Taxom | | Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899 | Eriococcid scales | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Kerriidae Lindinger, 1937 | Lac Insects | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Kuwaniidae MacGillvray, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965 | False pit scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Margarodidae Newstead, 1901 | Cottony cushion scales | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875 | Giant scale | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Ortheziidae Green, 1896 | Ensign coccids | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Phoenicococcidae Stickney, 1934 | Palm scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 74 | Species | Taxom | | Rhizoecidae Williams, 1969 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmacoccidae Morrison giv..., 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Brazil | Family | Aclerdidae
Ferris, 1937
Aclerdid scales, flat grass scales | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Asterolecaniidae
Cockerell, 1896
Asterolecaniids, Pit scales | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Beesoniidae
Ferris, 1950
Beesoniids | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cerococcidae
Balachowsky, 1942
Cerococcids, Ornate Pit Scale Insects, Ornate pit scales | 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales | 46
175 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Conchaspididae
Green, 1896
False armored scales, False armoured scales | 1
5 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dactylopiidae
Signoret, 1875
Cochineal insects, Cochineal scales, Cochineals | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Diaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids | 58
167 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eriococcidae
Cockerell, 1899
Eriococcid scales, Eriococcids, felt scale, Felt scales, Felted scales, Scales | 10
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Kerriidae
Lindinger, 1937
Lac Insects, Lac scales | 1
5 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Kuwaniidae ♰
MacGillvray, 1921
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecanodiaspididae
Borchsenius, 1965
False pit scales, Lecanodiaspidids | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Margarodidae
Newstead, 1901
Cottony cushion scales, Giant coccids, Giant scale insects, Ground pearls | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Monophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids | 9
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ortheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids | 8
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Phoenicococcidae
Stickney, 1934
Palm scales, Phoenicococcids | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs | 29
74 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
| 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Stigmacoccidae
Morrison given family status by Hodgson & Foldi, 2006
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
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