Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Coccoidea (Coccids) for Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	205 811 1082	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	205 811 1082	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	202 808 1079	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Paraneoptera Martynov, 1923	35 83 104	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs	33 80 101	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Sternorrhyncha Amyot & Serville, 1843 Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids	4 4 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales	3 3 3	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Cape Peninsula
3 Families width 3 Species

Genera for Cape Peninsula
3 Genera with 3 Species

Dactylopius Costa, 1835	Cochineals	1	Species	Taxom
Dentachionaspis Macgillivray, 1919		1	Species	Taxom
Phenacoccus Cockerell, 1898		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Cape Peninsula
3 Species

Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1835	Carmine scale
Dentachionaspis capparisi Brain, 1919
Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898	Cotton mealybug

Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula

Family	Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875 Cochineal insects, Cochineal scales, Cochineals	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

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