Checklist for Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
6198
14500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
6193
14493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
6089
14260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
| 116
1007
1940 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs | 89
907
1768 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids | 25
242
603 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales | 16
157
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sri Lanka
16 Families width 438 Species and 6 Subspecies | Aclerdidae Ferris, 1937 | Aclerdid scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asterolecaniidae Cockerell, 1896 | Asterolecaniids | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942 | Cerococcids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 93 | Species | Taxom | | Conchaspididae Green, 1896 | False armored scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875 | Cochineal insects | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 218 | Species | Taxom | | Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899 | Eriococcid scales | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Halimococcidae Brown & McKe..., 1962 | Halimococcids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kerriidae Lindinger, 1937 | Lac Insects | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965 | False pit scales | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875 | Giant scale | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Ortheziidae Green, 1896 | Ensign coccids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Qinococcidae Wu, 2022 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhizoecidae Williams, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka | Family | Aclerdidae
Ferris, 1937
Aclerdid scales, flat grass scales | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Asterolecaniidae
Cockerell, 1896
Asterolecaniids, Pit scales | 4
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cerococcidae
Balachowsky, 1942
Cerococcids, Ornate Pit Scale Insects, Ornate pit scales | 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales | 32
93 | 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
5 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Diaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids | 65
218 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eriococcidae
Cockerell, 1899
Eriococcid scales, Eriococcids, felt scale, Felt scales, Felted scales, Scales | 2
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Halimococcidae
Brown & McKenzie, 1962
Halimococcids, Pupillarial palm scales | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Kerriidae
Lindinger, 1937
Lac Insects, Lac scales | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecanodiaspididae
Borchsenius, 1965
False pit scales, Lecanodiaspidids | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Monophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids | 7
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ortheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids | 4
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs | 30
56 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Qinococcidae
Wu in Wu et al, 2022
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Coccoidea at artfakta.se
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