Checklist for Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 591
9292
32656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 588
9284
32647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 562
9130
32273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 125
1401
3639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 100
1253
3261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids | 23
242
502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales | 13
143
327 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melanesia
13 Families width 327 Species and 6 Subspecies | Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896 | Asterolecaniids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942 | Cerococcids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Conchaspididae Green, 1896 | False armored scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875 | Cochineal insects | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 119 | Species | Taxom | | Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899 | Eriococcid scales | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965 | False pit scales | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Margarodidae Newstead, 1901 | Cottony cushion scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875 | Giant scale | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Ortheziidae Green, 1896 | Ensign coccids | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 93 | Species | Taxom | | Rhizoecidae Williams, 1969 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Melanesia | Family | Asterolecaniidae
Cockerell, 1896
Asterolecaniids, Pit scales | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 24
56 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Conchaspididae
Green, 1896
False armored scales, False armoured scales | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 46
119 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eriococcidae
Cockerell, 1899
Eriococcid scales, Eriococcids, felt scale, Felt scales, Felted scales, Scales | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecanodiaspididae
Borchsenius, 1965
False pit scales, Lecanodiaspidids | 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 | 10
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ortheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids | 6
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs | 43
93 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
| 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Coccoidea at artfakta.se
Coccoidea at dyntaxa.se
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