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Checklist for Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
89
591
1160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
67
526
1071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
20
134
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
11
71
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
11 Families width 120 Species and 2 Subspecies
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878Armored scale insects34SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcidae (Heymons, 1915)Mealy Bugs29SpeciesTaxom
Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875Giant scale8SpeciesTaxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829Soft scale37SpeciesTaxom
Conchaspididae Green, 1896False armored scales1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875Cochineal insects1SpeciesTaxom
Ortheziidae Green, 1896Ensign coccids1SpeciesTaxom
Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965False pit scales1SpeciesTaxom
Margarodidae Newstead, 1901Cottony cushion scales1SpeciesTaxom
Stictococcidae Lindinger, 1913Stictococcids6SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoecidae Williams, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
71 Genera with 120 Species
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Africaspis Macgillivray, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Antonina Signoret, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Antoninoides Ferris, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Aonidomytilus Leonardi, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Aspidiella Leonardi, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Aspidiotus Bouche, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Aspidoproctus Newstead, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Benaparlatoria Balachowsky, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Bimillenia Matile-Ferre..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Ceronema Maskell, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1911Wax Scales6SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastodes Cockerell, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Chionaspis Signoret, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Chorizococcus Mckenzie, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomphalus Ashmead, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Coccus Linnaeus, 18897SpeciesTaxom
Conchaspis Cockerell, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Contigaspis Macgillivray, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cribrolecanium Green, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Crypticerya Cockerell, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopius Costa, 1835Cochineals1SpeciesTaxom
Diaspis Costa, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Dysmicoccus Ferris, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Etiennea Matile-Ferrero, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Ferrisia Fullaway, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Formicococcus Takahashi, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Geococcus Green, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Gigantococcus Pesson & Bie..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hemichionaspis Cockerell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hemilecanium Newstead, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterococcus Ferris, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Icerya Signoret, 1898cottony cushion scales2SpeciesTaxom
Insignorthezia Kozár, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ischnaspis Douglas, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Lagosinia Cockerell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lecanodiaspis Targioni Toz..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lepidosaphes Shimer, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Maconellicoccus Ezzat, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Marendellea De Lotto, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Messinea De Lotto, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Neomargarodes Green, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Nipaecoccus Sulc, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Palaeococcus Cockerell, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracoccus Ezzat & McCo..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Parasaissetia Takahashi, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Parastictococcus Richard, 19764SpeciesTaxom
Parlatoria Targioni-Toz..., 18536SpeciesTaxom
Phenacoccus Cockerell, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Pinnaspis Cockerell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Planococcoides Ezzat & McCo..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Planococcus Ferris, 19907SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaonidia Cockerell, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaspidoproctus Morrison, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcus Westwood, 1961Spike Primrose2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoparlatoria Cockerell, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1911Cottony Scales5SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Rastrococcus Ferris, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoecus Künckel, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Ripersia Signoret, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Rolaspis Hall, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Saissetia Deplanche, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Selenaspidus Cockerell, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Steatococcus Ferris, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Stictococcus Cockerell, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Trionymus Berg, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Udinia De Lotto, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Umbaspis Macgillivray, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Unaspis Macgillivray, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Voraspis Hall, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Waxiella De Lotto, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
120 Species and 2 Subspecies
Africaspis chionaspiformis Newstead, 1910
Africaspis communis (Hall, 1928)⇒ Africaspis chionaspiformis Newstead, 1910
Antonina graminis (Maskell, 1897)⇒ Antoninoides parrotti Cockerell in..., 1903
Antoninoides parrotti Cockerell in..., 1903Felted grass coccid
Aonidomytilus albus Cockerell, 1893Cassava scale
Aspidiella hartii Cockerell, 1895Ubi scale
Aspidiella sacchari Cockerell, 1893Brown sugarcane scale
Aspidiotus capensis (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Separaspis capensis Walker, 1852
Aspidiotus combreti Hall, 1928
Aspidiotus destructor Cockerell, 1903Bourbon scale
Aspidiotus elaeidis Marchal, 1909
Aspidiotus fularum Balachowsky, 1956
Aspidoproctus bifurcatus Thorpe, 1940
Aspidoproctus giganteus Newstead, 1914
Benaparlatoria moityi Balachowsky, 1953
Bimillenia plagiolepicola Balachowsky, 1930
Ceronema africana Macfie, 1913
Ceroplastes brevicauda Hall, 1931Citrus wax scale
Ceroplastes constricta De Lotto, 1969
Ceroplastes egbarum (Hall, 1931)⇒ Waxiella egbarum egbarum Cockerell, 1899
Ceroplastes lamborni Newstead, 1917
Ceroplastes personatus Newstead, 1898Hydrangeas
Ceroplastes vinsonioides Newstead, 1911
Ceroplastodes zavattarii Bellio, 1939
Chionaspis lutea Newstead, 1911
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi Morgan, 1889Armored scale
Coccus africanus (Newstead, 1898)⇒ Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus alpinus De Lotto, 1960
Coccus cajani Newstead, 1917
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758Brown soft scale
Coccus longulus Douglas, 1887Long Brown Scale
Coccus subhemisphaericus Newstead, 1917
Coccus viridis Green, 1889Coffee green scale
Conchaspis angraeci Cockerell, 1893Angraecum scale
Contigaspis zillae Hall, 1923
Cribrolecanium andersoni Newstead, 1917Andersoni scale
Crypticerya cajani Newstead, 1917
Crypticerya ewarti Newstead, 1896
Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1835Carmine scale
Diaspis elaeidis Munting, 1969
Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell, 1893Chanchito Blanca De La Pina
Dysmicoccus grassii Leonardi, 1913Mealybug
Etiennea cacao Hodgson, 1991
Etiennea ferox Newstead, 1917
Etiennea petasus Hodgson, 1991
Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893)⇒ Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962
Geococcus coffeae Green, 1933Brown Scale
Gigantococcus maximus Newstead, 1914
Hemichionaspis minor strachani (Cooley, 1899)⇒ Pinnaspis strachani Cooley, 1899
Heterococcus nigeriensis Williams, 1961
Icerya aegyptiaca Douglas, 1890Breadfruit mealybug
Icerya albolutea Cockerell, 1898
Insignorthezia insignis Browne, 1887Croton bug
Ischnaspis longirostris Signoret, 1882Black Line Scale
Lagosinia strachani Cockerell, 1898
Lecanodiaspis africana Newstead, 1911African scale
Lepidosaphes beckii Newman, 1869Citrus mussel scale
Lepidosaphes gloverii Packard, 1869Citrus Long Scale
Lepidosaphes tokionis Kuwana, 1902Armored scale
Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green, 1908Grape
Marendellea harrisae Williams D. J., 1970
Messinea conica De Lotto, 1966
Nipaecoccus viridis Newstead, 1894Cotton mealybug
Paracoccus eastopi Williams, 1970
Parasaissetia nigra Nietner, 1861Black coffee scale
Parastictococcus anonae Green & Laing, 1924
Parastictococcus gowdeyi Newstead, 1913
Parastictococcus multispinosus Newstead, 1908
Parastictococcus mutatus Richard, 1976
Parlatoria camelliae Comstock, 1883Armored scale
Parlatoria citri Mckenzie, 1943
Parlatoria oleae Colvée, 1880Olive parlatoria scale
Parlatoria pergandii (Comstock, 1881)⇒ Parlatoria oleae Colvée, 1880
Parlatoria proteus Curtis, 1843Cattleya scale
Parlatoria ziziphi Lucas, 1853Black parlatoria scale
Phenacoccus hargreavesi Laing, 1925
Phenacoccus madeirensis Green, 1923Madeira mealybug
Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero, 1977Cassava mealybug
Phenacoccus solani Ferris, 1918Soft scale
Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898Cotton mealybug
Pinnaspis strachani Cooley, 1899Cotton white scale
Planococcoides njalensis Laing, 1929Cacao mealybug
Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813)⇒ Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905
Planococcus flagellatus De Lotto, 1961
Planococcus halli Ezzat & McCo..., 1956Hall's mealybug
Planococcus kenyae Le Pelley, 1935Coffee mealybug
Planococcus musae Matile-Ferre..., 1996
Planococcus planococcoides Borchsenius, 1962
Planococcus radicum Watson & Cox, 1990
Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis Green, 1896Armoured scale
Pseudaspidoproctus vayssieriellus Ghesquière, 1943
Pseudococcus longispinus Targioni-Toz..., 1867Cotonet Longispino
Pseudococcus occiduus De Lotto, 1961
Pseudoparlatoria ostreata Cockerell, 1892Acalypha scale
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
Pulvinarisca inopheron Laing, 1925
Pulvinarisca jacksoni Newstead, 1908
Rastrococcus invadens Williams, 1986Mango mealybug
Rhizoecus angustus James, 1935
Rolaspis syrinx Williams, 1960
Saissetia coffeae Walker, 1852Brown coffee scale
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Saissetia persimilis Newstead, 1917
Selenaspidus eurylobus Munting, 1969
Steatococcus theobromae Newstead, 1908
Stictococcus intermedius Newstead, 1917
Stictococcus sjostedti Cockerell, 1903
Trionymus internodii (Hall, 1923)⇒ Trionymus perrisii perrisii Signoret, 1875
Udinia catori Green, 1915
Udinia farquharsoni Newstead, 1922
Udinia lamborni Newstead, 1914
Udinia nigeriensis Hanford, 1974
Umbaspis regularis Newstead, 1911
Unaspis citri Comstock, 1883Armored scale
Voraspis nigerensis Vayssiere, 1912
Waxiella egbarum egbarum Cockerell, 1899
Waxiella vuilleti Marchal, 1909

Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Nigeria
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales
15
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyConchaspididae
Green, 1896
False armored scales, False armoured scales
1
1
Genus
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
21
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyMargarodidae
Newstead, 1901
Cottony cushion scales, Giant coccids, Giant scale insects, Ground pearls
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMonophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOrtheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs
20
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyStictococcidae
Lindinger, 1913
Stictococcids
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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