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Checklist for Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
115
749
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
85
648
983
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, 1942Cerococcids2SpeciesTaxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829Soft scale55SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875Cochineal insects1SpeciesTaxom
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878Armored scale insects77SpeciesTaxom
Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899Eriococcid scales2SpeciesTaxom
Kuwaniidae MacGillvray, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965False pit scales1SpeciesTaxom
Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875Giant scale9SpeciesTaxom
Ortheziidae Green, 1896Ensign coccids2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915Mealy Bugs81SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoecidae Williams, 19696SpeciesTaxom
Stictococcidae Lindinger, 1913Stictococcids4SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyCerococcidae
Balachowsky, 1942
Cerococcids, Ornate Pit Scale Insects, Ornate pit scales
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales
18
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyDiaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids
40
77
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEriococcidae
Cockerell, 1899
Eriococcid scales, Eriococcids, felt scale, Felt scales, Felted scales, Scales
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyKuwaniidae
MacGillvray, 1921
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLecanodiaspididae
Borchsenius, 1965
False pit scales, Lecanodiaspidids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMonophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOrtheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs
33
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyStictococcidae
Lindinger, 1913
Stictococcids
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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