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Checklist for Superfamily Coccoidea Handlirsch, 1903 (Coccids)
and region Townsville (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
209
1041
1546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
209
1041
1546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
1006
1502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
32
93
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
29
82
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
7
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Townsville
2 Families width 6 Species
Coccidae Stephens, 1829Soft scale2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcidae (Heymons, 1915)Mealy Bugs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Townsville
6 Genera with 6 Species
Ceroplastes Gray, 1893Wax Scales1SpeciesTaxom
Dysmicoccus Ferris, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ferrisia Fullaway, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nipaecoccus Sulc, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Planococcus Ferris, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Pulvinaria Targioni-Toz..., 1893Cottony Scales1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Townsville
6 Species
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1893Pink Wax Scale
Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell, 1893Chanchito Blanca De La Pina
Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893)⇒ Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962
Nipaecoccus viridis Newstead, 1894Cotton mealybug
Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813)⇒ Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905
Pulvinaria psidii Maskell, 1893Green Shield Scale

Subnodes of Coccoidea with occurrences in Townsville
FamilyCoccidae
Stephens, 1829
soft scale, Soft Scale Insects, Soft scales, Tortoise scales, Wax scales
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, mealybug, Mealybugs
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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