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Checklist of Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
for Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1811
113709
1208758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
410
18677
138036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
320
16819
121050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
104
2745
22137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
56
1435
11146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Continents
56 Families width 11146 Species and 126 Subspecies
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Aclerdidae Ferris, 1937Aclerdid scales69SpeciesTaxom
Adocimycolidae Poinar and Vega, 20231SpeciesTaxom
Albiococcidae Koteja, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Apticoccidae Vea & Grimaldi, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Arnoldidae Koteja, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896Asterolecaniids354SpeciesTaxom
Beesoniidae Ferris, 1950Beesoniids18SpeciesTaxom
Burmacoccidae Koteja, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Callipappidae Koteja, 1996Bird of Paradise Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942Cerococcids136SpeciesTaxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829Soft scale1783SpeciesTaxom
Coelostomidiidae Morrison, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Conchaspididae Green, 1896False armored scales31SpeciesTaxom
Cryptococcidae20SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875Cochineal insects56SpeciesTaxom
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878Armored scale insects3700SpeciesTaxom
Electrococcidae Koteja, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899Eriococcid scales1164SpeciesTaxom
Grimaldiellidae Koteja, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Grohnidae Koteja, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Halimococcidae Brown & McKe..., 1962Halimococcids27SpeciesTaxom
Hammanococcidae Koteja & Azar, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Hodgsonicoccidae Vea & Grimaldi, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Inkaidae Koteja, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Jersicoccidae Koteja, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Kermesidae Signoret, 1875Gall-like Scale Insects110SpeciesTaxom
Kerriidae Lindinger, 1937Lac Insects36SpeciesTaxom
Kozariidae Vea & Grimaldi, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Kukaspididae Koteja & Poinar, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Kuwaniidae MacGillvray, 192111SpeciesTaxom
Labiococcidae Koteja, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Lebanococcidae Koteja & Azar, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Lecaniodiaspididae2SpeciesTaxom
Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965False pit scales96SpeciesTaxom
Lithuanicoccidae Koteja, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Macrodrilidae Poinar, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Marchalinidae Morrison, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Margarodidae Newstead, 1901Cottony cushion scales139SpeciesTaxom
Matsucoccidae Morrison, 1927Pine bark scales47SpeciesTaxom
Micrococcidae Silvestri, 1939Mediterranean scales10SpeciesTaxom
Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875Giant scale331SpeciesTaxom
Ortheziidae Green, 1896Ensign coccids274SpeciesTaxom
Pennygullaniidae Koteja & Azar, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Phenacoleachiidae Cox, 1984Phenacoleachiids2SpeciesTaxom
Phoenicococcidae Stickney, 1934Palm scales2SpeciesTaxom
Pityococcidae Mckenzie, 19428SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915Mealy Bugs2341SpeciesTaxom
Putoidae Beardsley, 1969Giant mealybugs78SpeciesTaxom
Qinococcidae Wu, 202210SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoecidae Williams, 1969192SpeciesTaxom
Serafinidae Koteja, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Steingeliidae Morrison, 192712SpeciesTaxom
Stictococcidae Lindinger, 1913Stictococcids20SpeciesTaxom
Stigmacoccidae Morrison giv..., 20063SpeciesTaxom
Weitschatidae Koteja, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Xylococcidae (Pergrande, 1898)14SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Continents
FamilyAclerdidae
Ferris, 1937
Aclerdid scales, flat grass scales
7
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAdocimycolidae
Poinar and Vega, 2023
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlbiococcidae
Koteja, 2004
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApticoccidae
Vea & Grimaldi, 2015
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyArnoldidae
Koteja, 2008
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsterolecaniidae
Cockerell, 1896
Asterolecaniids, Pit scales
28
354
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBeesoniidae
Ferris, 1950
Beesoniids
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBurmacoccidae
Koteja, 2004
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCallipappidae
Koteja, 1996
Bird of Paradise Flies
1
8
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCerococcidae
Balachowsky, 1942
Cerococcids, Ornate Pit Scale Insects, Ornate pit scales
8
136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales
222
1783
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoelostomidiidae
Morrison, 1928
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyConchaspididae
Green, 1896
False armored scales, False armoured scales
4
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCryptococcidae
2
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDactylopiidae
Signoret, 1875
Cochineal insects, Cochineal scales, Cochineals
1
56
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids
500
3700
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElectrococcidae
Koteja, 2000
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEriococcidae
Cockerell, 1899
Eriococcid scales, Eriococcids, felt scale, Felt scales, Felted scales, Scales
114
1164
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGrimaldiellidae
Koteja, 2000
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGrohnidae
Koteja, 2008
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHalimococcidae
Brown & McKenzie, 1962
Halimococcids, Pupillarial palm scales
6
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHammanococcidae
Koteja & Azar, 2008
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHodgsonicoccidae
Vea & Grimaldi, 2015
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyInkaidae
Koteja, 1989
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyJersicoccidae
Koteja, 2000
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKermesidae
Signoret, 1875
Gall-like Scale Insects, gall-like scales
13
110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKerriidae
Lindinger, 1937
Lac Insects, Lac scales
3
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKozariidae
Vea & Grimaldi, 2015
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKukaspididae
Koteja & Poinar, 2001
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKuwaniidae
MacGillvray, 1921
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLabiococcidae
Koteja, 2000
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLebanococcidae
Koteja & Azar, 2008
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLecaniodiaspididae
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLecanodiaspididae
Borchsenius, 1965
False pit scales, Lecanodiaspidids
15
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLithuanicoccidae
Koteja, 2008
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMacrodrilidae
Poinar, 2020
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMarchalinidae
Morrison, 1927
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMargarodidae
Newstead, 1901
Cottony cushion scales, Giant coccids, Giant scale insects, Ground pearls
34
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMatsucoccidae
Morrison, 1927
Pine bark scales
2
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMicrococcidae
Silvestri, 1939
Mediterranean scales
2
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMonophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids
49
331
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOrtheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids
29
274
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPennygullaniidae
Koteja & Azar, 2008
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhenacoleachiidae
Cox, 1984
Phenacoleachiids
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoenicococcidae
Stickney, 1934
Palm scales, Phoenicococcids
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPityococcidae
Mckenzie, 1942
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs
313
2341
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPutoidae
Beardsley, 1969
Giant mealybugs, Putoids
3
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyQinococcidae
Wu in Wu et al, 2022
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
13
192
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySerafinidae
Koteja, 2008
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySteingeliidae
Morrison, 1927
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyStictococcidae
Lindinger, 1913
Stictococcids
3
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyStigmacoccidae
Morrison given family status by Hodgson & Foldi, 2006
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyWeitschatidae
Koteja, 2008
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXylococcidae
Pergrande, 1898
4
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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