Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Coccoidea (Coccids) for Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	67 227 412	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	67 227 412	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	66 226 411	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Paraneoptera Martynov, 1923	10 20 25	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs	6 11 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Sternorrhyncha Amyot & Serville, 1843 Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids	5 9 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales	2 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Chagos Archipelago
2 Families width 8 Species

Diaspididae Maskell, 1878	Armored scale insects	3	Species	Taxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915	Mealy Bugs	5	Species	Taxom

Genera for Chagos Archipelago
6 Genera with 8 Species

Species list for Chagos Archipelago
8 Species

Aspidiotus destructor Cockerell, 1903	Bourbon scale
Chrysomphalus aonidum Linnaeus, 1758	Circular black scale
Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893)	⇒ Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962
Pinnaspis strachani Cooley, 1899	Cotton white scale
Planococcus minor Maskell, 1897	False scale insect
Pseudococcus cryptus Hempel, 1918	Citriculus mealybug
Pseudococcus longispinus Targioni-Toz..., 1867	Cotonet Longispino
Pseudococcus portiludovici Mamet, 1943

Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago

Family	Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids	3 3	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs	3 5	Genera Species	Taxom

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