Checklist of Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
for Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 70
332
479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 61
303
444 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids | 17
90
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales | 8
58
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ghana
8 Families width 100 Species
Genera for Ghana
58 Genera with 100 Species
| Africaspis Macgillivray, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Akermes Cockerell, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andaspis Macgillivray, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aonidiella Berlese and ..., 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aonidomytilus Leonardi, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aspidiella Leonardi, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aspidiotus Bouche, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aspidoproctus Newstead, 1926 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aulacaspis Cockerell, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Avricus De Lotto, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceroplastes Gray, 1911 | Wax Scales | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chionaspis Signoret, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coccus Linnaeus, 1889 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cribrolecanium Green, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crypticerya Cockerell, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylopius Costa, 1835 | Cochineals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delococcus Ferris, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delottococcus Cox & Ben-Dov, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysmicoccus Ferris, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Etiennea Matile-Ferrero, 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ferrisia Fullaway, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Formicococcus Takahashi, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geococcus Green, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gigantococcus Pesson & Bie..., 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiberlesia Leonardi, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemilecanium Newstead, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Howardia Berlese and ..., 1960 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Icerya Signoret, 1917 | cottony cushion scales | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Insignorthezia Kozár, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnaspis Douglas, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lagosinia Cockerell, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidosaphes Shimer, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maconellicoccus Ezzat, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milviscutulus Williams & W..., 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monophlebus Guérin-Ménev..., 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Newsteadia Green, 1947 | Newcomber's ensign scale | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ortheziolamameti Kozár, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraputo Laing, 1947 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parasaissetia Takahashi, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parastictococcus Richard, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parlatoria Targioni-Toz..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phenacoccus Cockerell, 1898 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnaspis Cockerell, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Planococcoides Ezzat & McCo..., 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Planococcus Ferris, 1905 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudaulacaspis Macgillivray, 1961 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcus Westwood, 1961 | Spike Primrose | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893 | Cottony Scales | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rastrococcus Ferris, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhizoecus Künckel, 1947 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saccharicoccus Ferris, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saissetia Deplanche, 1917 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Selenaspidus Cockerell, 1909 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stictococcus Cockerell, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tylococcus Newstead, 1947 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Udinia De Lotto, 1963 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Vitrococcus Hodgson, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ghana
100 Species | Africaspis pattersoni Green & Laing, 1923 | | | Akermes colae Green & Laing, 1924 | | | Andaspis hawaiiensis Maskell, 1895 | Burrowing scale | | Aonidiella replicata Lindinger, 1909 | | | Aonidomytilus albus Cockerell, 1893 | Cassava scale | | Aspidiella hartii Cockerell, 1895 | Ubi scale | | Aspidiotus destructor Cockerell, 1903 | Bourbon scale | | Aspidiotus elaeidis Marchal, 1909 | | | Aspidoproctus ellenbergeri Vayssiere, 1926 | | | Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead, 1906 | Cinnamomum Scale | | Avricus arborescens Laing, 1929 | | | Ceroplastes constricta De Lotto, 1969 | | | Ceroplastes ficus Newstead, 1910 | | | Ceroplastes lamborni Newstead, 1917 | | | Ceroplastes personatus Newstead, 1898 | Hydrangeas | | Ceroplastes toddaliae Hall, 1931 | | | Ceroplastes vinsonioides Newstead, 1911 | | | Chionaspis lutea Newstead, 1911 | | | Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown soft scale | | Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887 | Long Brown Scale | | Coccus subhemisphaericus Newstead, 1917 | | | Coccus viridis Green, 1889 | Coffee green scale | | Cribrolecanium andersoni Newstead, 1917 | Andersoni scale | | Crypticerya bicolor Newstead, 1917 | | | Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1835 | Carmine scale | | Delococcus tafoensis Strickland, 1947 | | | Delottococcus proteae Hall, 1937 | | | Dysmicoccus boninsis Kuwana, 1909 | Citrophilus mealybug | | Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell, 1893 | Chanchito Blanca De La Pina | | Etiennea tafoensis Hodgson, 1991 | | | Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962 | Grey mealybug | | Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893) | ⇒ Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962 | | Geococcus coffeae Green, 1933 | Brown Scale | | Gigantococcus maximus Newstead, 1914 | | | Hemiberlesia lataniae Signoret, 1869 | Lantana scale | | Hemiberlesia palmae Cockerell, 1893 | Scale insect | | Howardia biclavis Comstock, 1883 | Armored scale | | Howardia stricklandi Williams, 1960 | | | Icerya pattersoni Newstead, 1917 | | | Insignorthezia insignis Browne, 1887 | Croton bug | | Ischnaspis longirostris Signoret, 1882 | Black Line Scale | | Lagosinia aristolochiae Newstead, 1917 | | | Lagosinia strachani Cockerell, 1898 | | | Lepidosaphes beckii Newman, 1869 | Citrus mussel scale | | Maconellicoccus ugandae Laing, 1925 | | | Milviscutulus mangiferae Green, 1889 | Mango shield scale | | Monophlebus raddoni Westwood, 1845 | Reef finspot | | Newsteadia wacri Strickland, 1947 | | | Ortheziolamameti guineensis Morrison, 1954 | | | Paraputo anomala Newstead, 1910 | | | Paraputo loranthi Strickland, 1947 | | | Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861 | Black coffee scale | | Parastictococcus gowdeyi Newstead, 1913 | | | Parastictococcus hargreavesi Vayssiere, 1936 | | | Parastictococcus multispinosus Newstead, 1908 | | | Parlatoria ziziphi Lucas, 1853 | Black parlatoria scale | | Phenacoccus hargreavesi Laing, 1925 | | | Phenacoccus madeirensis Green, 1923 | Madeira mealybug | | Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero, 1977 | Cassava mealybug | | Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898 | Cotton mealybug | | Pinnaspis buxi Bouche, 1851 | Bamboo Mussel-scale | | Pinnaspis strachani Cooley, 1899 | Cotton white scale | | Planococcoides celtis Strickland, 1947 | | | Planococcoides njalensis Laing, 1929 | Cacao mealybug | | Planococcus boafoensis Strickland, 1947 | | | Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813) | ⇒ Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905 | | Planococcus halli Ezzat & McCo..., 1956 | Hall's mealybug | | Planococcus kenyae Le Pelley, 1935 | Coffee mealybug | | Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905 | Cacao mealybug | | Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Toz..., 1886) | ⇒ Pseudaulacaspis simplex Takagi, 1961 | | Pseudaulacaspis simplex Takagi, 1961 | Mulberry scale | | Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell, 1879) | ⇒ Dysmicoccus boninsis Kuwana, 1909 | | Pseudococcus concavocerarii James, 1934 | | | Pseudococcus longispinus Targioni-Toz..., 1867 | Cotonet Longispino | | Pseudococcus occiduus De Lotto, 1961 | | | Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903 | Cottony camellia scale | | Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869 | Cottony grass scale | | Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893 | Green Shield Scale | | Pulvinarisca jacksoni Newstead, 1908 | | | Rastrococcus invadens Williams, 1986 | Mango mealybug | | Rhizoecus incrassatus James, 1935 | | | Rhizoecus spelaea Strickland, 1947 | | | Saccharicoccus sacchari Cockerell, 1895 | Pink sugar-cane mealybug | | Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852 | Brown coffee scale | | Saissetia somereni Newstead, 1910 | | | Saissetia subpatelliforme Newstead, 1917 | | | Selenaspidus articulatus Morgan, 1889 | Armored scale | | Selenaspidus ferox Lindinger, 1909 | | | Selenaspidus kamerunicus Lindinger, 1909 | | | Stictococcus formicarius Newstead, 1910 | | | Stictococcus intermedius Newstead, 1917 | | | Stictococcus sjostedti Cockerell, 1903 | | | Tylococcus malacanthae Strickland, 1947 | | | Tylococcus westwoodi Strickland, 1947 | | | Udinia catori Green, 1915 | | | Udinia farquharsoni Newstead, 1922 | | | Udinia newsteadi Hanford, 1974 | | | Udinia pattersoni Hanford, 1974 | | | Udinia paupercula De Lotto, 1963 | | | Vitrococcus conchiformis Newstead, 1910 | |
Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Ghana | Family | Coccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales | 15
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dactylopiidae
Signoret, 1875
Cochineal insects, Cochineal scales, Cochineals | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Diaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids | 16
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Monophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ortheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs | 15
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Stictococcidae
Lindinger, 1913
Stictococcids | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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