Checklist of Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
for Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 625
10622
39131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 622
10614
39115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 597
10460
38704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 126
1329
3041 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 96
1172
2609 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids | 24
282
689 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales | 14
155
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Indian Ocean islands
14 Families width 356 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aclerdidae Ferris, 1937 | Aclerdid scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896 | Asterolecaniids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942 | Cerococcids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Conchaspididae Green, 1896 | False armored scales | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875 | Cochineal insects | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 180 | Species | Taxom | | Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899 | Eriococcid scales | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Halimococcidae Brown & McKe..., 1962 | Halimococcids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Margarodidae Newstead, 1901 | Cottony cushion scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875 | Giant scale | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ortheziidae Green, 1896 | Ensign coccids | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Rhizoecidae Williams, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands | Family | Aclerdidae
Ferris, 1937
Aclerdid scales, flat grass scales | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Asterolecaniidae
Cockerell, 1896
Asterolecaniids, Pit scales | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cerococcidae
Balachowsky, 1942
Cerococcids, Ornate Pit Scale Insects, Ornate pit scales | 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales | 25
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Conchaspididae
Green, 1896
False armored scales, False armoured scales | 2
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dactylopiidae
Signoret, 1875
Cochineal insects, Cochineal scales, Cochineals | 1
5 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Diaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids | 77
180 | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ortheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids | 4
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs | 33
68 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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