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Checklist for Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
110
754
1358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
79
654
1192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
20
154
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
11
104
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
11 Families width 211 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942Cerococcids2SpeciesTaxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829Soft scale57SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopiidae Signoret, 1875Cochineal insects1SpeciesTaxom
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878Armored scale insects80SpeciesTaxom
Halimococcidae Brown & McKe..., 1962Halimococcids2SpeciesTaxom
Margarodidae Newstead, 1901Cottony cushion scales1SpeciesTaxom
Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875Giant scale14SpeciesTaxom
Ortheziidae Green, 1896Ensign coccids12SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915Mealy Bugs36SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoecidae Williams, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Stictococcidae Lindinger, 1913Stictococcids4SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyCerococcidae
Balachowsky, 1942
Cerococcids, Ornate Pit Scale Insects, Ornate pit scales
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales
22
57
Genera
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
43
80
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHalimococcidae
Brown & McKenzie, 1962
Halimococcids, Pupillarial palm scales
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyMonophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales, Monophlebids
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOrtheziidae
Green, 1896
Ensign coccids, ensign scale insect, Ensign scales, Ortheziids
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs
24
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStictococcidae
Lindinger, 1913
Stictococcids
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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