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Checklist of Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
for Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
286
2161
4277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
285
2159
4275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
2104
4195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
66
392
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
61
338
747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
16
94
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
5
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamil Nadu
5 Families width 26 Species
Aclerdidae Ferris, 1937Aclerdid scales3SpeciesTaxom
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878Armored scale insects14SpeciesTaxom
Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942Cerococcids4SpeciesTaxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829Soft scale4SpeciesTaxom
Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899Eriococcid scales1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamil Nadu
18 Genera with 26 Species
Aclerda Signoret, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Andaspis Macgillivray, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Aonidiella Berlese and ..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Asterococcus Borchsenius, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Berlesaspidiotus Macgillivray, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Cardiococcus Cockerell, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cerococcus Comstock, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Ceroplastes Gray, 1798Wax Scales2SpeciesTaxom
Discochiton Hodgson and ..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Fiorinia Targioni-Toz..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Gymnaspis Newstead, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Leucaspis Targioni, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neoleucaspis Green, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Parlatoria Targioni-Toz..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Parrottia Macgillivray, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pedroniopsis Green, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Phenacaspis Cockerell & ..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Xiphuraspis Borchsenius ..., 19191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
26 Species
Aclerda distorta Green, 1909
Aclerda takahashii Kuwana, 1932Flat grass scale
Aclerda tokionis Cockerell, 1896Bamboo subterranean scale
Andaspis meliae Green, 1919
Andaspis retrusa Ramakrishna ..., 1919
Aonidiella orientalis Newstead, 1894Oriental scale
Asterococcus ramakrishnai Ramakrishna ..., 1936
Berlesaspidiotus crenulatus Ben-Dov, 1988
Cardiococcus bivalvata Green, 1903
Cerococcus bryoides Maskell, 1894
Cerococcus indicus Maskell, 1897Spiny brown coccid
Cerococcus ornatus Green, 1909Coffee star scale
Ceroplastes alamensis Avasthi & Sh..., 1986
Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Ceroplastes destructor Newstead, 1917
Discochiton expansum Green, 1896
Fiorinia plana Green, 1919
Gymnaspis ficus Ramakrishna ..., 1919
Gymnaspis ramakrishnae (Ramakrishna ..., 1919)⇒ Gymnaspis ramakrishnai Green, 1919
Leucaspis indiensis
Neoleucaspis parallela Green, 1926
Parlatoria artocarpi Green, 1919
Parlatoria vateriae Green, 1919
Parrottia moorei Green, 1896
Pedroniopsis beesoni Green, 1926
Phenacaspis gudalura (Ferris, 1955)⇒ Aulacaspis gudalura Green, 1919
Xiphuraspis spiculata Green, 1919

Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
FamilyAclerdidae
Ferris, 1937
Aclerdid scales, flat grass scales
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCerococcidae
Balachowsky, 1942
Cerococcids, Ornate Pit Scale Insects, Ornate pit scales
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids
11
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEriococcidae
Cockerell, 1899
Eriococcid scales, Eriococcids, felt scale, Felt scales, Felted scales, Scales
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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