Checklist for Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 36
91
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 32
87
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids | 5
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales | 4
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Town
4 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Cape Town
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Cape Town
10 Species | Aonidia rhusae Brain, 1919 | | | Delottococcus confusus De Lotto, 1977 | Mealybug | | Lichtensia polychaeta De Lotto, 1974 | | | Misericoccus mallyi Brain, 1915 | | | Octococcus africanus Brain, 1915 | | | Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898 | Cotton mealybug | | Pseudococcus viburni Signoret, 1875 | Californian mealybug | | Rhizoecus falcifer (Bodenheimer, 1935) | ⇒ Lacombia dactyloni Bodenheimer, 1943 | | Rolaspis leucadendri Brain, 1920 | Silver-leaf-tree chionaspis | | Rolaspis lounsburyi Cooley, 1898 | |
Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Cape Town | Family | Coccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Diaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Coccoidea at artfakta.se
Coccoidea at dyntaxa.se
Coccoidea at itis.gov
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