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Checklist of Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
for South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
813
19583
105188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
19565
105157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
772
19296
104203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
185
3777
16306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
138
3346
15041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
44
625
2426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
32
372
1561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Asia
32 Families width 1561 Species and 12 Subspecies
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Aclerdidae Ferris, 1937Aclerdid scales18SpeciesTaxom
Adocimycolidae Poinar and Vega, 20231SpeciesTaxom
Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896Asterolecaniids142SpeciesTaxom
Beesoniidae Ferris, 1950Beesoniids11SpeciesTaxom
Burmacoccidae Koteja, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942Cerococcids29SpeciesTaxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829Soft scale354SpeciesTaxom
Coelostomidiidae Morrison, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Conchaspididae Green, 1896False armored scales6SpeciesTaxom
Cryptococcidae4SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875Cochineal insects6SpeciesTaxom
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878Armored scale insects436SpeciesTaxom
Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899Eriococcid scales90SpeciesTaxom
Halimococcidae Brown & McKe..., 1962Halimococcids6SpeciesTaxom
Kermesidae Signoret, 1875Gall-like Scale Insects34SpeciesTaxom
Kerriidae Lindinger, 1937Lac Insects5SpeciesTaxom
Kozariidae Vea & Grimaldi, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Kuwaniidae MacGillvray, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965False pit scales30SpeciesTaxom
Macrodrilidae Poinar, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Margarodidae Newstead, 1901Cottony cushion scales15SpeciesTaxom
Matsucoccidae Morrison, 1927Pine bark scales9SpeciesTaxom
Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875Giant scale96SpeciesTaxom
Ortheziidae Green, 1896Ensign coccids47SpeciesTaxom
Phoenicococcidae Stickney, 1934Palm scales1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915Mealy Bugs176SpeciesTaxom
Putoidae Beardsley, 1969Giant mealybugs6SpeciesTaxom
Qinococcidae Wu, 202210SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoecidae Williams, 196915SpeciesTaxom
Steingeliidae Morrison, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Weitschatidae Koteja, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Xylococcidae (Pergrande, 1898)3SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in South Asia
FamilyAclerdidae
Ferris, 1937
Aclerdid scales, flat grass scales
3
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAdocimycolidae
Poinar and Vega, 2023
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsterolecaniidae
Cockerell, 1896
Asterolecaniids, Pit scales
16
142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBeesoniidae
Ferris, 1950
Beesoniids
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBurmacoccidae
Koteja, 2004
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCerococcidae
Balachowsky, 1942
Cerococcids, Ornate Pit Scale Insects, Ornate pit scales
4
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales
76
354
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoelostomidiidae
Morrison, 1928
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyConchaspididae
Green, 1896
False armored scales, False armoured scales
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCryptococcidae
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDactylopiidae
Signoret, 1875
Cochineal insects, Cochineal scales, Cochineals
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids
113
436
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEriococcidae
Cockerell, 1899
Eriococcid scales, Eriococcids, felt scale, Felt scales, Felted scales, Scales
21
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHalimococcidae
Brown & McKenzie, 1962
Halimococcids, Pupillarial palm scales
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKermesidae
Signoret, 1875
Gall-like Scale Insects, gall-like scales
6
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKerriidae
Lindinger, 1937
Lac Insects, Lac scales
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKozariidae
Vea & Grimaldi, 2015
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKuwaniidae
MacGillvray, 1921
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLecanodiaspididae
Borchsenius, 1965
False pit scales, Lecanodiaspidids
8
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMacrodrilidae
Poinar, 2020
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMargarodidae
Newstead, 1901
Cottony cushion scales, Giant coccids, Giant scale insects, Ground pearls
6
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMatsucoccidae
Morrison, 1927
Pine bark scales
1
9
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMonophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids
20
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOrtheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids
10
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhoenicococcidae
Stickney, 1934
Palm scales, Phoenicococcids
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs
54
176
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPutoidae
Beardsley, 1969
Giant mealybugs, Putoids
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyQinococcidae
Wu in Wu et al, 2022
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySteingeliidae
Morrison, 1927
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyWeitschatidae
Koteja, 2008
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXylococcidae
Pergrande, 1898
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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