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Checklist for Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
101
950
2550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
67
823
2271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
17
111
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
9
65
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
9 Families width 118 Species and 2 Subspecies
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878Armored scale insects48SpeciesTaxom
Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875Giant scale14SpeciesTaxom
Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942Cerococcids1SpeciesTaxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829Soft scale26SpeciesTaxom
Conchaspididae Green, 1896False armored scales1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875Cochineal insects1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915Mealy Bugs17SpeciesTaxom
Ortheziidae Green, 1896Ensign coccids3SpeciesTaxom
Stictococcidae Lindinger, 1913Stictococcids7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
65 Genera with 118 Species
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Africaspis Macgillivray, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Aonidiella Berlese and ..., 19069SpeciesTaxom
Aspidiotus Bouche, 19567SpeciesTaxom
Aspidoproctus Newstead, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Aulacaspis Cockerell, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Cerococcus Comstock, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1911Wax Scales6SpeciesTaxom
Chionaspis Signoret, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomphalus Ashmead, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Conchaspis Cockerell, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Cribrolecanium Green, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Crypticerya Cockerell, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopius Costa, 1835Cochineals1SpeciesTaxom
Daraspis Hall, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Dentaspis Macgillivray, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Diaspidiotus Berlese, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Diaspis Costa, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Dysmicoccus Ferris, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Etiennea Matile-Ferrero, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Ferrisia Fullaway, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Formicococcus Takahashi, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Gigantococcus Pesson & Bie..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hallicoccus Kondo, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Hemiberlesia Leonardi, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Hemilecanium Newstead, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Icerya Signoret, 1926cottony cushion scales7SpeciesTaxom
Inglisia Maskell, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Insignorthezia Kozár, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ischnaspis Douglas, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Labioproctus Green, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepidosaphes Shimer, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lindingaspis Macgillivray, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Loemica Laing, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Lopholeucaspis Balachowsky, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Maconellicoccus Ezzat, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Monophleboides Morrison, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Morganella Cockerell, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Neoselenaspidus Mamet, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Newsteadia Green, 2002Newcomber's ensign scale1SpeciesTaxom
Ortheziolacoccus Kozár, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Paraselenaspidus Mamet, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Parastictococcus Richard, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Parlatoria Targioni-Toz..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Phenacoccus Cockerell, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Pinnaspis Cockerell, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Planococcoides Ezzat & McCo..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Planococcus Ferris, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaonidia Cockerell, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaspidoproctus Morrison, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcus Westwood, 1961Spike Primrose2SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales2SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Rastrococcus Ferris, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Selenaspidus Cockerell, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Stictococcus Cockerell, 19715SpeciesTaxom
Trochiscococcus Williams & P..., 19611SpeciesTaxom
Udinia De Lotto, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Unaspis Macgillivray, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Vitrococcus Hodgson, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Vryburgia De Lotto, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Vrydagha Vayssiere, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Walkeriana Signoret, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
118 Species and 2 Subspecies
Africaspis pattersoni Green & Laing, 1923
Aonidiella atemariae
Aonidiella atmariae
Aonidiella atomaria (Hall, 1946)⇒ Aspidiotus atomarius Hall, 1946
Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell, 1879)⇒ Aonidiella citrina Coquillett, 1891
Aonidiella citrina Coquillett, 1891California red scale
Aonidiella gracilis Balachowsky, 1929
Aonidiella rex Balachowsky, 1954
Aonidiella schoutedeni Balachowsky, 1954
Aonidiella taxus Leonardi, 1906Armored scale
Aspidiotus atomarius Hall, 1946
Aspidiotus congolensis Balachowsky, 1956
Aspidiotus dallonii Balachowsky, 1932
Aspidiotus destructor Cockerell, 1903Bourbon scale
Aspidiotus elaeidis Marchal, 1909
Aspidiotus nerii Bouche, 1833Aucuba scale
Aspidiotus remaudierei Balachowsky, 1956
Aspidoproctus armatus Newstead, 1911
Aspidoproctus congolensis Vayssiere, 1926
Aspidoproctus ghesquierei Vayssiere, 1926
Aulacaspis rosae (Bouche, 1833)⇒ Aulacaspis rosarum Borchsenius, 1958
Aulacaspis rosarum Borchsenius, 1958Armoured scale
Cerococcus theydoni Hall, 1935
Ceroplastes brevicauda Hall, 1931Citrus wax scale
Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917Citrus waxy scale
Ceroplastes dugesii Lichtenstein, 1885Duges wax scale
Ceroplastes theobromae Newstead, 1908
Ceroplastes uapacae Hall, 1931
Ceroplastes vinsonioides Newstead, 1911
Chionaspis sterculiae Laing, 1932
Chrysomphalus aonidum Linnaeus, 1758Circular black scale
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi Morgan, 1889Armored scale
Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Conchaspis angraeci Cockerell, 1893Angraecum scale
Cribrolecanium andersoni Newstead, 1917Andersoni scale
Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1835Carmine scale
Daraspis bussii Newstead, 1911
Dentaspis substriata Newstead, 1910
Diaspidiotus perniciosus Comstock, 1881California scale
Diaspis bicolor Laing, 1932
Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret, 1869Armored scale
Diaspis helveola Laing, 1932
Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell, 1893Chanchito Blanca De La Pina
Etiennea tafoensis Hodgson, 1991
Etiennea ulcusculum Hodgson, 1991
Etiennea villiersi Matile-Ferrero, 1984
Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962Grey mealybug
Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893)⇒ Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962
Gigantococcus maximus Newstead, 1914
Hallicoccus lomagundiae Hall, 1935
Hemiberlesia lataniae Signoret, 1869Lantana scale
Hemiberlesia palmae Cockerell, 1893Scale insect
Hemilecanium recurvatum Newstead, 1910
Icerya corticalis Vayssiere, 1926
Icerya longisetosa Newstead, 1911
Icerya maynei Vayssiere, 1926
Icerya purchasi Maskell, 1879Australian bug
Icerya purchasi purchasi Maskell, 1878Cottony Cushion Scale
Icerya schoutedeni Vayssiere, 1926
Icerya tremae Vayssiere, 1926
Inglisia theobromae Newstead, 1917
Insignorthezia insignis Browne, 1887Croton bug
Ischnaspis ghesquierei Matile-Ferrero, 1982
Ischnaspis longirostris Signoret, 1882Black Line Scale
Ischnaspis macrolobii Laing, 1932
Lepidosaphes beckii Newman, 1869Citrus mussel scale
Lindingaspis musae Laing, 1929
Loemica ghesquierei Laing, 1929
Lopholeucaspis cockerelli Grandpre & C..., 1899Armored scale
Lopholeucaspis japonica Cockerell, 1897Japanese long scale
Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green, 1908Grape
Monophleboides arachidis Vayssiere, 1957
Morganella pseudospinigera Balachowsky, 1956
Neoselenaspidus silvaticus Lindinger, 1909
Newsteadia perpauca Miller & Kozár, 2002
Ortheziolacoccus mahunkai Kozár & Miller, 2000
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Paraselenaspidus madagascariensis Mamet, 1954
Parastictococcus gowdeyi Newstead, 1913
Parastictococcus hargreavesi Vayssiere, 1936
Parastictococcus multispinosus Newstead, 1908
Parlatoria ziziphi Lucas, 1853Black parlatoria scale
Phenacoccus madeirensis Green, 1923Madeira mealybug
Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero, 1977Cassava mealybug
Phenacoccus parvus Morrison, 1924Lantana Mealybug
Pinnaspis buxi Bouche, 1851Bamboo Mussel-scale
Pinnaspis strachani Cooley, 1899Cotton white scale
Planococcoides njalensis Laing, 1929Cacao mealybug
Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813)⇒ Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905
Planococcus kenyae Le Pelley, 1935Coffee mealybug
Planococcus nigritulus De Lotto, 1961
Planococcus zairensis Cox, 1989
Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis Green, 1896Armoured scale
Pseudaspidoproctus vayssieriellus Ghesquière, 1943
Pseudococcus longispinus Targioni-Toz..., 1867Cotonet Longispino
Pseudococcus occiduus De Lotto, 1961
Pulvinaria occidentalis Cockerell, 1897Western pulvinaria
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinarisca jacksoni Newstead, 1908
Rastrococcus invadens Williams, 1986Mango mealybug
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Selenaspidus articulatus Morgan, 1889Armored scale
Selenaspidus kamerunicus Lindinger, 1909
Selenaspidus spinosus Laing, 1929
Stictococcus formicarius Newstead, 1910
Stictococcus formicarius tuberculata Laing, 1932
Stictococcus intermedius Newstead, 1917
Stictococcus sjostedti Cockerell, 1903
Stictococcus vayssierei Richard, 1971Cassava brown root scale
Trochiscococcus speciosus De Lotto, 1961
Udinia farquharsoni Newstead, 1922
Udinia newsteadi Hanford, 1974
Unaspis citri Comstock, 1883Armored scale
Vitrococcus conchiformis Newstead, 1910
Vryburgia transvaalensis Brain, 1915Root-infesting mealybug
Vrydagha lepesmei Vayssiere, 1957
Walkeriana andreae Green, 1899

Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Congo
FamilyCerococcidae
Balachowsky, 1942
Cerococcids, Ornate Pit Scale Insects, Ornate pit scales
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales
14
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyConchaspididae
Green, 1896
False armored scales, False armoured scales
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDactylopiidae
Signoret, 1875
Cochineal insects, Cochineal scales, Cochineals
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids
23
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMonophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOrtheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs
11
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStictococcidae
Lindinger, 1913
Stictococcids
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Coccoidea at artfakta.se
Coccoidea at dyntaxa.se
Coccoidea at itis.gov