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Checklist for Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
149
2161
6127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
110
1814
5275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
30
413
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
18
201
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
18 Families width 500 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aclerdidae Ferris, 1937Aclerdid scales4SpeciesTaxom
Beesoniidae Ferris, 1950Beesoniids1SpeciesTaxom
Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942Cerococcids5SpeciesTaxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829Soft scale84SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875Cochineal insects3SpeciesTaxom
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878Armored scale insects244SpeciesTaxom
Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899Eriococcid scales6SpeciesTaxom
Halimococcidae Brown & McKe..., 1962Halimococcids2SpeciesTaxom
Kermesidae Signoret, 1875Gall-like Scale Insects1SpeciesTaxom
Kerriidae Lindinger, 1937Lac Insects5SpeciesTaxom
Kuwaniidae MacGillvray, 19210SpeciesTaxom
Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965False pit scales3SpeciesTaxom
Margarodidae Newstead, 1901Cottony cushion scales6SpeciesTaxom
Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875Giant scale31SpeciesTaxom
Ortheziidae Green, 1896Ensign coccids3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915Mealy Bugs98SpeciesTaxom
Qinococcidae Wu, 20221SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoecidae Williams, 19693SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in India
FamilyAclerdidae
Ferris, 1937
Aclerdid scales, flat grass scales
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBeesoniidae
Ferris, 1950
Beesoniids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCerococcidae
Balachowsky, 1942
Cerococcids, Ornate Pit Scale Insects, Ornate pit scales
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales
38
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDactylopiidae
Signoret, 1875
Cochineal insects, Cochineal scales, Cochineals
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids
82
244
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEriococcidae
Cockerell, 1899
Eriococcid scales, Eriococcids, felt scale, Felt scales, Felted scales, Scales
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHalimococcidae
Brown & McKenzie, 1962
Halimococcids, Pupillarial palm scales
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKermesidae
Signoret, 1875
Gall-like Scale Insects, gall-like scales
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyKerriidae
Lindinger, 1937
Lac Insects, Lac scales
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKuwaniidae
MacGillvray, 1921
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLecanodiaspididae
Borchsenius, 1965
False pit scales, Lecanodiaspidids
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMargarodidae
Newstead, 1901
Cottony cushion scales, Giant coccids, Giant scale insects, Ground pearls
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMonophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids
10
31
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
43
98
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyQinococcidae
Wu in Wu et al, 2022
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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