Checklist of Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
for South America (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1002
31782
192121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 999
31760
192069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 919
31232
189614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 214
4675
23518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 152
4075
20179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids | 37
527
2087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales | 23
302
1198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South America
23 Families width 1198 Species and 20 Subspecies
| Aclerdidae Ferris, 1937 | Aclerdid scales | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896 | Asterolecaniids | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Beesoniidae Ferris, 1950 | Beesoniids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942 | Cerococcids | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 329 | Species | Taxom | | Conchaspididae Green, 1896 | False armored scales | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptococcidae | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875 | Cochineal insects | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 277 | Species | Taxom | | Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899 | Eriococcid scales | 116 | Species | Taxom | | Halimococcidae Brown & McKe..., 1962 | Halimococcids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kermesidae Signoret, 1875 | Gall-like Scale Insects | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kerriidae Lindinger, 1937 | Lac Insects | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Kuwaniidae MacGillvray, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965 | False pit scales | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Margarodidae Newstead, 1901 | Cottony cushion scales | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875 | Giant scale | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Ortheziidae Green, 1896 | Ensign coccids | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Phoenicococcidae Stickney, 1934 | Palm scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 180 | Species | Taxom | | Putoidae Beardsley, 1969 | Giant mealybugs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Rhizoecidae Williams, 1969 | | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmacoccidae Morrison giv..., 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in South America | Family | Aclerdidae
Ferris, 1937
Aclerdid scales, flat grass scales | 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Asterolecaniidae
Cockerell, 1896
Asterolecaniids, Pit scales | 14
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Beesoniidae
Ferris, 1950
Beesoniids | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cerococcidae
Balachowsky, 1942
Cerococcids, Ornate Pit Scale Insects, Ornate pit scales | 2
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales | 62
329 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Conchaspididae
Green, 1896
False armored scales, False armoured scales | 2
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cryptococcidae
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dactylopiidae
Signoret, 1875
Cochineal insects, Cochineal scales, Cochineals | 1
9 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Diaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids | 86
277 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eriococcidae
Cockerell, 1899
Eriococcid scales, Eriococcids, felt scale, Felt scales, Felted scales, Scales | 30
116 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Halimococcidae
Brown & McKenzie, 1962
Halimococcids, Pupillarial palm scales | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Kermesidae ♰
Signoret, 1875
Gall-like Scale Insects, gall-like scales | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Kerriidae
Lindinger, 1937
Lac Insects, Lac scales | 1
5 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Kuwaniidae ♰
MacGillvray, 1921
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecanodiaspididae
Borchsenius, 1965
False pit scales, Lecanodiaspidids | 2
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Margarodidae
Newstead, 1901
Cottony cushion scales, Giant coccids, Giant scale insects, Ground pearls | 7
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Monophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids | 15
55 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ortheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids | 10
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Phoenicococcidae
Stickney, 1934
Palm scales, Phoenicococcids | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs | 52
180 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Putoidae ♰
Beardsley, 1969
Giant mealybugs, Putoids | 1
8 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
| 8
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Stigmacoccidae
Morrison given family status by Hodgson & Foldi, 2006
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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