Checklist of Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
for Egypt (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 355
2683
5922 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
2680
5913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 344
2648
5852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 83
515
922 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 63
445
785 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids | 18
160
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales | 12
114
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Egypt
12 Families width 225 Species and 5 Subspecies | Aclerdidae Ferris, 1937 | Aclerdid scales | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896 | Asterolecaniids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 114 | Species | Taxom | | Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899 | Eriococcid scales | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Halimococcidae Brown & McKe..., 1962 | Halimococcids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965 | False pit scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Margarodidae Newstead, 1901 | Cottony cushion scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875 | Giant scale | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ortheziidae Green, 1896 | Ensign coccids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoenicococcidae Stickney, 1934 | Palm scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 59 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Egypt | Family | Aclerdidae
Ferris, 1937
Aclerdid scales, flat grass scales | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Asterolecaniidae
Cockerell, 1896
Asterolecaniids, Pit scales | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales | 15
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Diaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids | 55
114 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eriococcidae
Cockerell, 1899
Eriococcid scales, Eriococcids, felt scale, Felt scales, Felted scales, Scales | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Halimococcidae
Brown & McKenzie, 1962
Halimococcids, Pupillarial palm scales | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecanodiaspididae
Borchsenius, 1965
False pit scales, Lecanodiaspidids | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Margarodidae
Newstead, 1901
Cottony cushion scales, Giant coccids, Giant scale insects, Ground pearls | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Monophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ortheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Phoenicococcidae
Stickney, 1934
Palm scales, Phoenicococcids | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs | 33
59 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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