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Checklist of Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
for Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2212
3737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2210
3735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2162
3656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
65
309
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
56
286
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
17
118
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
10
81
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritius
10 Families width 152 Species and 2 Subspecies
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878Armored scale insects87SpeciesTaxom
Aclerdidae Ferris, 1937Aclerdid scales1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915Mealy Bugs23SpeciesTaxom
Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896Asterolecaniids2SpeciesTaxom
Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942Cerococcids1SpeciesTaxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829Soft scale25SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875Cochineal insects5SpeciesTaxom
Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899Eriococcid scales1SpeciesTaxom
Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875Giant scale3SpeciesTaxom
Ortheziidae Green, 1896Ensign coccids4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
81 Genera with 152 Species
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Abgrallaspis Balachowsky, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Acanthomytilus Borchsenius, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Aclerda Signoret, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Andaspis Macgillivray, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Antonina Signoret, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Antoninoides Ferris, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Aonidiella Berlese and ..., 19064SpeciesTaxom
Aonidomytilus Leonardi, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Aspidiella Leonardi, 19424SpeciesTaxom
Aspidiotus Bouche, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Asterolecanium Targioni-Toz..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Aulacaspis Cockerell, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Bambusaspis Cockerell, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Cerococcus Comstock, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1937Wax Scales3SpeciesTaxom
Chaetococcus Maskell, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomphalus Ashmead, 18915SpeciesTaxom
Cirnecoccus Mamet, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Clavaspis Macgillivray, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Coccidohystrix Lindinger, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Cribrolecanium Green, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopius Costa, 1801Cochineals5SpeciesTaxom
Diaspis Costa, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Duplaspidiotus Macgillivray, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Dysmicoccus Ferris, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Emmereziaspis Mamet, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Eriococcus Targioni Toz..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Eucalymnatus Cockerell, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ferrisia Fullaway, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Fiorinia Targioni-Toz..., 19023SpeciesTaxom
Furcaspis Lindinger, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Galeraspis Mamet, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Hemiberlesia Leonardi, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Howardia Berlese and ..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Icerya Signoret, 1909cottony cushion scales3SpeciesTaxom
Insignorthezia Kozár, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ischnaspis Douglas, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Lepidosaphes Shimer, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Lindingaspis Macgillivray, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Lopholeucaspis Balachowsky, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Mascarenococcus Mamet, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Mauricoccus Mamet, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Mauritiaspis Mamet, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Milviscutulus Williams & W..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Mimusaspis Mamet, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Morganella Cockerell, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Newsteadia Green, 1947Newcomber's ensign scale3SpeciesTaxom
Nipaecoccus Sulc, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Odonaspis Leonardi, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Pandanaspis Mamet, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Paraleucaspis Mamet, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Parandaspis Mamet, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Paraonidiella Macgillivray, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Parapandanaspis Mamet, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Parlatoria Targioni-Toz..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Pedrococcus Mamet, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Phenacoccus Cockerell, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Pinnaspis Cockerell, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Planococcus Ferris, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Poliaspiodes1SpeciesTaxom
Poliaspoides Macgillivray, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Prococcus Avasthi, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Protopulvinaria Cockerell, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaonidia Cockerell, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaspidoproctus Morrison, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaulacaspis Macgillivray, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcus Westwood, 1918Spike Primrose1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoleucaspis Mamet, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales8SpeciesTaxom
Rutherfordia Macgillivray, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Saccharicoccus Ferris, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Selenaspidus Cockerell, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Tollaspidiotus Macgillivray, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Trijuba De Lotto, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Triraphaspis Balachowsky, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Unaspis Macgillivray, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Vinsonia Signoret, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Vryburgia De Lotto, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
152 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abgrallaspis cyanophylli Signoret, 1869Armored scale
Acanthomytilus intermittens Hall, 1924
Aclerda takahashii Kuwana, 1932Flat grass scale
Andaspis hibisci Grandpre & C..., 1899
Antonina graminis (Maskell, 1897)⇒ Antoninoides parrotti Cockerell in..., 1903
Antoninoides parrotti Cockerell in..., 1903Felted grass coccid
Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell, 1879)⇒ Aonidiella citrina Coquillett, 1891
Aonidiella citrina Coquillett, 1891California red scale
Aonidiella simplex Grandpre & C..., 1899
Aonidiella taxus Leonardi, 1906Armored scale
Aonidomytilus albus Cockerell, 1893Cassava scale
Aspidiella hartii Cockerell, 1895Ubi scale
Aspidiella sacchari Cockerell, 1893Brown sugarcane scale
Aspidiella zigiberi
Aspidiella zingiberi Mamet, 1942Luya scale
Aspidiotus capensis (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Separaspis capensis Walker, 1852
Aspidiotus destructor Cockerell, 1903Bourbon scale
Aspidiotus tesseratus (Cockerell, 1899)⇒ Duplaspidiotus tesseratus Grandpre & C..., 1899
Asterolecanium pseudomiliaris Green, 1922Pit scale
Aulacaspis rosae (Bouche, 1833)⇒ Aulacaspis rosarum Borchsenius, 1958
Aulacaspis rosarum Borchsenius, 1958Armoured scale
Aulacaspis tegalensis Zehntner, 1897Sugarcane scale
Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead, 1906Cinnamomum Scale
Bambusaspis pseudomiliaris Green, 1922
Cerococcus pileae Mamet, 1950
Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, 1881Cochonilha-cerosa
Ceroplastes janeirensis Gray, 1828Guava wax scale
Ceroplastes spicatus Hall, 1937
Chaetococcus bambusae Maskell, 1893Bamboo Mealybug
Chrysomphalus aonidum Linnaeus, 1758Circular black scale
Chrysomphalus castigatus (Mamet, 1936)⇒ Chrysomphalus dictyospermi Morgan, 1889
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi Morgan, 1889Armored scale
Chrysomphalus diversicolor (Green, 1923)⇒ Chrysomphalus pinnulifer Maskell, 1891
Chrysomphalus pinnulifer Maskell, 1891
Cirnecoccus policis Mamet, 1940
Clavaspis herculeana Cockerell & ..., 1909Armored scale
Coccidohystrix insolita Green, 1908Brinjal mealybug
Coccus guerinii Signoret, 1869
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Cribrolecanium andersoni Newstead, 1917Andersoni scale
Dactylopius ceylonicus Green, 1896Cochineal
Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1835Carmine scale
Dactylopius confusus Cockerell, 1893Barbary fig cochineal scale
Dactylopius opuntiae Cockerell, 1896Cochineal scale
Dactylopius tomentosus Lamark, 1801Devil´s rope pear cochineal
Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret, 1869Armored scale
Diaspis bromeliae (Kerner, 1778)⇒ Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret, 1869
Diaspis echinocacti Bouche, 1833Cactus scale
Duplaspidiotus lacinioides Mamet, 1936
Duplaspidiotus tesseratus Grandpre & C..., 1899Armoured scale
Duplaspidiotus tripartita
Duplaspidiotus tripartitus Mamet, 1936
Dysmicoccus boninsis Kuwana, 1909Citrophilus mealybug
Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell, 1893Chanchito Blanca De La Pina
Emmereziaspis alluaudi Grandpre & C..., 1899
Emmereziaspis galliformens Grandpre & C..., 1899
Eriococcus araucariae araucariae Maskell, 1879Araucaria mealybug
Eucalymnatus tessellatus Signoret, 1873Cochonilha-reticulata
Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893)⇒ Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962
Fiorinia aelaeodendri (Grandpre & C..., 1899)⇒ Pseudoleucaspis aelaeodendri Grandpre & C..., 1899
Fiorinia fioriniae Targioni Toz..., 1867Avocado Scale
Fiorinia japonica Kuwana, 1902Coniferous fiorinia scale
Furcaspis charmoyi Brain, 1918
Galeraspis eugeniae Mamet, 1939
Hemiberlesia lataniae Signoret, 1869Lantana scale
Hemiberlesia rapax Comstock, 1881Greedy scale
Howardia biclavis Comstock, 1883Armored scale
Icerya purchasi Maskell, 1879Australian bug
Icerya purchasi purchasi Maskell, 1878Cottony Cushion Scale
Icerya seychellarum (cristata New..., 1909)⇒ Icerya pilosa Green, 1896
Insignorthezia insignis Browne, 1887Croton bug
Ischnaspis longirostris Signoret, 1882Black Line Scale
Lepidosaphes beckii Newman, 1869Citrus mussel scale
Lepidosaphes gloverii Packard, 1869Citrus Long Scale
Lepidosaphes pallidula Williams, 1969Maskell scale
Lepidosaphes tokionis Kuwana, 1902Armored scale
Lepidosaphes vermiculus Mamet, 1937Elongate coconut scale
Lindingaspis rossi Maskell, 1891Araucaria Black Scale
Lopholeucaspis cockerelli Grandpre & C..., 1899Armored scale
Mascarenococcus pandani Mamet, 1940
Mauricoccus pileae Mamet, 1940
Mauritiaspis malloti Mamet, 1939
Mauritiaspis mimosopsis
Mauritiaspis mimusopis Mamet, 1939
Milviscutulus mangiferae Green, 1889Mango shield scale
Mimusaspis badulae Mamet, 1943
Mimusaspis mimusopis Mamet, 1939
Morganella longispina Morgan, 1889Champaca scale
Newsteadia mauritania
Newsteadia mauritiana Mamet, 1943
Newsteadia montana Mamet, 1947
Nipaecoccus viridis Newstead, 1894Cotton mealybug
Odonaspis phragmitis Hall, 1935
Odonaspis ruthae Kotinsky, 1915Bermuda grass scale
Odonaspis saccharicaulis Zehntner, 1897Armored scale
Pandanaspis greeni (Grandpre & C..., 1899)⇒ Parapandanaspis reunioniensis Mamet, 1967
Paraleucaspis halli Mamet, 1940
Parandaspis vinsoni Mamet, 1940
Paraonidiella charmoyi
Paraonidiella cladii Maskell, 1891
Parapandanaspis reunioniensis Mamet, 1967
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Parlatoria blanchardi Targioni Toz..., 1892Date palm scale
Parlatoria proteus Curtis, 1843Cattleya scale
Parlatoria ziziphi Lucas, 1853Black parlatoria scale
Pedrococcus greeni Mamet, 1937
Pedrococcus mauritianus Mamet, 1939
Pedrococcus simplex Mamet, 1943
Phenacoccus parvus Morrison, 1924Lantana Mealybug
Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898Cotton mealybug
Pinnaspis buxi Bouche, 1851Bamboo Mussel-scale
Pinnaspis strachani Cooley, 1899Cotton white scale
Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813)⇒ Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905
Planococcus ficus Signoret, 1875Grape mealybug
Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905Cacao mealybug
Planococcus minor Maskell, 1897False scale insect
Poliaspiodes formosana
Poliaspoides formosana Takahashi, 1930Bamboo armored scale
Prococcus acutissimus Green, 1896Banana-shaped Scale
Protopulvinaria pyriformis Cockerell, 1894Mealy shield scale
Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis Green, 1896Armoured scale
Pseudaspidoproctus fulleri Cockerell, 1901
Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli Cooley, 1897False mango scale
Pseudaulacaspis major (Cockerell, 1894)⇒ Rutherfordia major Cockerell, 1894
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Toz..., 1886)⇒ Pseudaulacaspis simplex Takagi, 1961
Pseudaulacaspis simplex Takagi, 1961Mulberry scale
Pseudaulacaspis subcorticalis Green, 1905Armoured scale
Pseudococcus cryptus Hempel, 1918Citriculus mealybug
Pseudoleucaspis aelaeodendri Grandpre & C..., 1899
Pseudoleucaspis monticola Mamet, 1939
Pulvinaria aethiopica De Lotto, 1959Soft green scale
Pulvinaria carieri Grandpre & C..., 1899
Pulvinaria elongata (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911
Pulvinaria grabhami Cockerell, 1903Cottony camellia scale
Pulvinaria iceryi Signoret, 1869Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale
Pulvinaria tenuivalvata Newstead, 1911Cottony grass scale
Pulvinaria urbicola Cockerell, 1893Capsicum mealy scale
Rutherfordia major Cockerell, 1894Armored scale
Saccharicoccus sacchari Cockerell, 1895Pink sugar-cane mealybug
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia neglecta De Lotto, 1969Caribbean black scale
Selenaspidus articulatus Morgan, 1889Armored scale
Selenaspidus magnospinus Newstead, 1920
Tollaspidiotus mauritiana
Tollaspidiotus mauritianus Newstead, 1917
Trijuba oculata Brain, 1920
Triraphaspis desmidioides Green, 1917
Unaspis citri Comstock, 1883Armored scale
Vinsonia stellifera Westwood, 1871Stellate Scale
Vryburgia transvaalensis Brain, 1915Root-infesting mealybug

Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Mauritius
FamilyAclerdidae
Ferris, 1937
Aclerdid scales, flat grass scales
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsterolecaniidae
Cockerell, 1896
Asterolecaniids, Pit scales
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCerococcidae
Balachowsky, 1942
Cerococcids, Ornate Pit Scale Insects, Ornate pit scales
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales
12
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDactylopiidae
Signoret, 1875
Cochineal insects, Cochineal scales, Cochineals
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids
43
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEriococcidae
Cockerell, 1899
Eriococcid scales, Eriococcids, felt scale, Felt scales, Felted scales, Scales
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMonophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOrtheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs
16
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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