Checklist of Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
for Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 501
7087
22038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 499
7082
22032 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 481
6999
21791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 115
746
1171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 85
645
981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids | 22
183
362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales | 12
105
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kenya
12 Families width 241 Species and 3 Subspecies | Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942 | Cerococcids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875 | Cochineal insects | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 77 | Species | Taxom | | Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899 | Eriococcid scales | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kuwaniidae MacGillvray, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965 | False pit scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875 | Giant scale | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Ortheziidae Green, 1896 | Ensign coccids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Rhizoecidae Williams, 1969 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Stictococcidae Lindinger, 1913 | Stictococcids | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Kenya | Family | Cerococcidae
Balachowsky, 1942
Cerococcids, Ornate Pit Scale Insects, Ornate pit scales | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales | 18
55 | 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 | 40
77 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eriococcidae
Cockerell, 1899
Eriococcid scales, Eriococcids, felt scale, Felt scales, Felted scales, Scales | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Kuwaniidae ♰
MacGillvray, 1921
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecanodiaspididae
Borchsenius, 1965
False pit scales, Lecanodiaspidids | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Monophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ortheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs | 33
81 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
| 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Stictococcidae
Lindinger, 1913
Stictococcids | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information
|
