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Taxonomy of Family Diaspididae Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
710
28641
240164
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
564
25824
208282
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
120
4120
43344
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
61
1863
18769
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyDiaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, Armoured Scales
681
6951
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Diaspididae Maskell, 1878
SubfamilyAspidiotinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
195
3115
Genera
Species
SubfamilyComstockiellinae
Yair Ben-Dov, 2004
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDiaspidinae
Maskell, 1889
  ⇒ Diaspidiinae
256
3235
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLeucaspidinae
Atkinson, 1886
  ⇒ Leucaspidini
2
9
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOdonaspidinae
Ferris, 1937
  ⇒ Odonaspidini
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyUlucoccinae
Takagi, 2002
1
2
Genus
Species
SubfamilyXanthophthalminae
Ferris, 1937
1
1
Genus
Species
GenusAbiscodiaspis  ⇒ Adiscodiaspis
1Species
GenusAbrallaspis  ⇒ Abgrallaspis
1Species
GenusActenaspis
Leonardi, 1906
  ⇒ Leucaspis
1Species
GenusAfriconidea
Mckenzie, 1947
0Species
GenusAgbrallaspis  ⇒ Abgrallaspis
1Species
GenusAlbataspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Albastaspis
0Species
GenusAleucaspis
Takagi, 1977
1Species
GenusAmetrochaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Unaspis
1Species
GenusAnamaspis
Leonardi, 1906
  ⇒ Leucaspis
5Species
GenusAnatolaspis
Bodenheimer, 1949
  ⇒ Parlatoreopsis
2Species
GenusAnnonogena
Takagi, 2008
0Species
GenusAnzaspis
Henderson, 2011
5Species
GenusAomidiella
1Species
GenusAonidella
1Species
GenusAonidiae
1Species
GenusApteronidia
Berlese, 1896
  ⇒ Parlatoria
23Species
GenusArchaspis
Bodenheimer, 1943
1Species
GenusAspidiaspis
1Species
GenusAspidiclla
1Species
GenusAspidicotus
1Species
GenusAspidiotis
1Species
GenusAspidious
1Species
GenusAspidites
W. Peters, 1877
  ⇒ Hemiberlesia
1Species
GenusAspidoides
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Aspidioides
2Species
GenusAucepaspis
0Species
GenusAulocaspis
1Species
GenusAustromaskellia
Lindinger, 1943
0Species
GenusBakeraspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Odonaspis
1Species
GenusBalachowskyella
1Species
GenusBantuaspis
1Species
GenusBatarasa
Takagi, 2009
0Species
GenusBerleseaspis
1Species
GenusBrainaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
1Species
GenusBramblecombia
Normark, 2019
0Species
GenusBrimblecombia
Normark, Okusu, Morse, Peterson, Itioka & Schneider, 2019
0Species
GenusCanaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
1Species
GenusChaetaonidia
1Species
GenusChilesaphes
González, 2016
0Species
GenusChorizaspidiotus
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Rhizaspidiotus
8Species
GenusChrisomphalus
1Species
GenusChrysomplus
1Species
GenusChrysophalus
1Species
GenusChuaspis
Tao & Wong, 1982
  ⇒ Kuwanaspis
1Species
GenusChusqueaspis
Amouroux, 2020
2Species
GenusCircodiaspis
Tang, 1986
1Species
GenusClavataspis
1Species
GenusCockerellaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Epidiaspis
1Species
GenusCollubia
Munting, 1968
0Species
GenusComstockaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Quadraspidiotus
5Species
GenusContagaspis
1Species
GenusCruptoparlatoreopsis
1Species
GenusCryptoparlatoria
Kuwana, 1917
  ⇒ Cryptoparlatorea
2Species
GenusCryptoselenaspidus
Lindinger, 1910
1Species
GenusDavidsonaspis
Normark, 2014
1Species
GenusDecoraspis
Ferris, 1955
  ⇒ Greeniella
2Species
GenusDepidosaphes
1Species
GenusDiaspidious
1Species
GenusDiaspites
Pampaloni, 1902
1Species
GenusDinaspidiotus
2Species
GenusDycryptaspis
Leonardi, 1897
  ⇒ Odonaspis
20Species
GenusEpifiornia
1Species
GenusEremaspis
Bodenheimer, 1951
  ⇒ Contigaspis
4Species
GenusEremohallaspis
Bodenheimer, 1951
1Species
GenusEssigaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Protodiaspis
1Species
GenusEucornaspis
1Species
GenusEuvoraspis
Mamet, 1951
  ⇒ Phenacaspis
2Species
GenusEvaspidiotus
Leonardi, 1898
0Species
GenusFernaldiella
Sanders, 1906
0Species
GenusFerrisaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Clavaspis
1Species
GenusFerrisi
1Species
GenusFijifiorina
Williams & Watson, 1988
0Species
GenusFiorina
Signoret, 1869
  ⇒ Fiorinia
5Species
GenusForbesaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Quadraspidiotus
2Species
GenusForebesaspis
1Species
GenusFroggetialla
1Species
GenusFundaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Chionaspis
5Species
GenusFurchadiaspis
Ferris, 1936
  ⇒ Furchadaspis
2Species
GenusFurchaspis
1Species
GenusGannaspis
Takagi, 2019
0Species
GenusGraphaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Unaspis
1Species
GenusGreenidiella
Lindinger, 1943
  ⇒ Greeniella
0Species
GenusGymnaspi
1Species
GenusHallaspidiotus
1Species
GenusHaplaspis
Townes, 1944
  ⇒ Mercetaspis
2Species
GenusHelenococcus
Liu & Howell, 1997
1Species
GenusHemiberlesea
Lindinger, 1908
  ⇒ Hemiberlesia
10Species
GenusHemiberlesiana
Thiem & Gerneck, 1934
  ⇒ Hemiberlesia
2Species
GenusHemiberlesiella
Thiem & Gerneck, 1934
  ⇒ Rhizaspidiotus
2Species
GenusHemichionaspis
Cockerell, 1897
  ⇒ Pinnaspis
31Species
GenusHendaspidiotus
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Clavaspis
7Species
GenusHendersonaspis
0Species
GenusHimalaspis
Takagi, 2007
0Species
GenusHyparrheniaspis
Ghabbour & Hamon, 1998
0Species
GenusIchthaspis
1Species
GenusIchthyapis
1Species
GenusInsaspidiotus
2Species
GenusInsulaspis
Mamet, 1950
  ⇒ Lepidosaphes
46Species
GenusIschaspis
1Species
GenusJaapia
Lindinger, 1914
  ⇒ Pinnaspis
8Species
GenusJapaspidiotus
Takagi & Kawai, 1966
1Species
GenusJnsulaspis
1Species
GenusKeralaspis
Takagi, 2007
0Species
GenusKermesoides
Signoret, 1869
0Species
GenusKuchingaspis
Takagi, 2005
0Species
GenusLapidaspis
Borchsenius & Williams, 1963
0Species
GenusLattaspidiotus
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Duplaspidiotus
5Species
GenusLeonardiana
1Species
GenusLepidaspidis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Pinnaspis
1Species
GenusLepidoasaphes
1Species
GenusLepidosaphis
2Species
GenusLepidosaphoides
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Kuwanaspis
1Species
GenusLepidposaphes
3Species
GenusLeucaspidopsis
vayssi�rei Lindinger, 1932
  ⇒ Salicicola
3Species
GenusLeucodiaspis
l�wi Lindinger, 1932
  ⇒ Leucaspis
32Species
GenusLigulaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Odonaspis
1Species
GenusLindingraspis
2Species
GenusLyraspis
Ferris, 1938
  ⇒ Niveaspis
2Species
GenusMammilla
Wu, 2011
0Species
GenusMarchaliella
Bodenheimer, 1951
  ⇒ Chionaspis
1Species
GenusMarlattaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Hemiberlesia
1Species
GenusMckenzieana
Meng & Xing, 2022
0Species
GenusMegalodiaspis
Paoli, 1915
  ⇒ Howardia
2Species
GenusMelamaspis
1Species
GenusMelanasois
1Species
GenusMelenaspis
1Species
GenusMelissoaspis
Ben-Dov, 2010
2Species
GenusMelonaspis
1Species
GenusMitiella
1Species
GenusMytiella
Hoke, 1921
1Species
GenusMytilella
Leonardi, 1904
  ⇒ Opuntiaspis
2Species
GenusMytillicoccus
Amerling, 1858
0Species
GenusMytilococcus
de Costantino, 1950
  ⇒ Lepidosaphes
61Species
GenusMyzaegirus
Amyot, 1847
  ⇒ Pachypappa
2Species
GenusNanhaiaspis
Takagi & Martin, 2010
0Species
GenusNanmuapsis
1Species
GenusNarayansaspis
1Species
GenusNeglectaspis
Lindinger, 1937
4Species
GenusNeoischnaspis
Pinto Da Fonseca, 1970
1Species
GenusNeoprimaspis
Meng & Xing, 2022
0Species
GenusNeopseudoparlatoria
González, 2016
0Species
GenusNormarkicoccus
Vea & Grimaldi, 2015
1Species
GenusNuclaspis
1Species
GenusNulucaspis
1Species
GenusObluctaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Protodiaspis
1Species
GenusObtuaspis
1Species
GenusOctaspieiotus
1Species
GenusPalaeomytilus
Borkhsenius, 1978
0Species
GenusPaleomytilus
2Species
GenusParacupidaspis
Howell & Tippins, 1981
1Species
GenusParaltorea
2Species
GenusParaltoria
1Species
GenusParaonidea
1Species
GenusPararaoaspis
Borchsenius, 1967
1Species
GenusParaspidiotus
Thiem & Gerneck, 1934
  ⇒ Diaspidiotus
1Species
GenusParatoreopsis
1Species
GenusParfiorinia
Macgillivray, 1921
1Species
GenusParlatorea
Lindinger, 1905
  ⇒ Parlatoria
15Species
GenusParlatorepsis
1Species
GenusPartargionia
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Semelaspidus
1Species
GenusPellucidaspis
Henderson, 2011
2Species
GenusPelomphaga
1Species
GenusPelomphala
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Melanaspis
4Species
GenusPenaspis
1Species
GenusPentalaminaspis
Smith-Pardo, Evans & Dooley, 2012
1Species
GenusPhenocaspis
1Species
GenusPinaspis
14Species
GenusPinnapsis
2Species
GenusPoliaspidoides
Goux, 1937
1Species
GenusPoliaspiodes
2Species
GenusPolyaspis
Leonardi, 1898
  ⇒ Poliaspis
6Species
GenusPorterinaspis
González, 2016
0Species
GenusPracocaspis
1Species
GenusProdigaspis
1Species
GenusProntaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Unaspis
4Species
GenusProtomorgania
Dooley & Evans, 2012
1Species
GenusPseudalacaspis
1Species
GenusPseudaonidea
1Species
GenusPseudoaonidia
7Species
GenusPseudochionaspis
Hu, 1985
2Species
GenusPseudodiaspus
1Species
GenusPseudodiospis
2Species
GenusPseudodonaspis
Henderson, 2011
1Species
GenusPseudoparlatorea
Lindinger, 1905
  ⇒ Pseudoparlatoria
15Species
GenusPusillaspis
Lindinger, 1906
  ⇒ Leucaspis
1Species
GenusPyrogymnaspis
1Species
GenusQiadraspidiotus
1Species
GenusRadiaspis
Ferris, 1938
  ⇒ Radionaspis
1Species
GenusRaoaspis
Borchsenius, 1967
10Species
GenusRelhaniaspis
Munting, 1970
1Species
GenusRemotaspiodotis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Remotaspidiotus
0Species
GenusRemotaspis
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Inchoaspis
1Species
GenusRhopalaspis
Matile-Ferrero & Foldi, 2018
1Species
GenusRhopaloaspis
Del Guercio, 1903
  ⇒ Leucaspis
1Species
GenusRoonwalaspis
Borchsenius, 1967
2Species
GenusRugaspidis
2Species
GenusSarulaspis
1Species
GenusSasakiaspis
Kuwana, 1926
  ⇒ Pseudaulacaspis
2Species
GenusSchizaspidiotus
1Species
GenusSelenaspididus
0Species
GenusSelenaspidiotus
Thiem & Gerneck, 1934
  ⇒ Selenaspidus
0Species
GenusSelenaspidis
Cockerell, 1897
2Species
GenusSelenaspis
Roman, 1910
  ⇒ Acropimpla
1Species
GenusSemichionaspis
Tang, 1986
3Species
GenusSepanaspis
1Species
GenusSeptobasium
0Species
GenusSerenaspis
Henderson, 2011
2Species
GenusShanxiaspis
2Species
GenusSinaidiaspis
Bodenheimer, 1951
1Species
GenusSpatheaspis
Leonardi, 1897
  ⇒ Odonaspis
3Species
GenusSuluaspis
Takagi, 2007
0Species
GenusSuperturmaspis
Chen, 1983
2Species
GenusTakagina
Kocak & Kemal, 2008
0Species
GenusTargarnia
0Species
GenusTargonia
1Species
GenusTegmelanaspis
Chen, 1983
1Species
GenusTekaspis
9Species
GenusThymaspis
Sulc, 1934
  ⇒ Rhizaspidiotus
4Species
GenusTianquernaspis
Young, 1986
1Species
GenusTorosaspis
Ülgentürk, 2011
2Species
GenusTroggattiella
1Species
GenusTruncaspidiotus
Macgillivray, 1921
  ⇒ Furcaspis
1Species
GenusTsukushiaspis
Kuwana, 1928
  ⇒ Kuwanaspis
15Species
GenusUlacaspis
1Species
GenusWebsteriella
Leonardi, 1899
  ⇒ Parlatoria
1Species
GenusXeropilaspis
Cockerell, 1897
1Species
GenusYoungus
Özdikmen, 2011
0Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Diaspididae
GermanAusternschildläuse, Deckelschildläuse
EnglishArmored scale insects, Armored scales, Armoured scale insect, Armoured Scales, Diaspidids
DutchEchte schildluizen, Schildluizen
DanishHårde skjoldlus
SwedishÄkta sköldlöss, Pansarsköldlöss
FrenchCochenilles diaspines, Diaspines


Distribution and Species lists of Diaspididae Maskell, 1878
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Afghanistan
15 Genera  26 Species
Albania
8 Genera  8 Species
Algeria
44 Genera  100 Species
Angola
24 Genera  40 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
16 Genera  25 Species
Argentina
45 Genera  96 Species
Armenia
23 Genera  46 Species
Australia
117 Genera  355 Species
Austria
17 Genera  30 Species
Azerbaijan
14 Genera  23 Species
Bahamas
23 Genera  31 Species
Bangladesh
5 Genera  5 Species
Barbados
20 Genera  31 Species
Belgium
34 Genera  63 Species
Belize
8 Genera  11 Species
Benin
7 Genera  8 Species
Bhutan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
12 Genera  16 Species
Botswana
2 Genera  2 Species
Brazil
58 Genera  167 Species
Brunei
3 Genera  3 Species
Bulgaria
18 Genera  37 Species
Cambodia
9 Genera  9 Species
Cameroon
35 Genera  68 Species
Canada
28 Genera  44 Species
Cape Verde
14 Genera  16 Species
Central African Republic
10 Genera  10 Species
Chad
6 Genera  7 Species
Chile
25 Genera  44 Species
China
93 Genera  442 Species
Colombia
43 Genera  81 Species
Comoros
19 Genera  28 Species
Cook Islands
21 Genera  30 Species
Costa Rica
24 Genera  39 Species
Croatia
11 Genera  18 Species
Cuba
39 Genera  70 Species
Cyprus
18 Genera  35 Species
Czech Republic
32 Genera  63 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
21 Genera  42 Species
Denmark
19 Genera  32 Species
Dominica
15 Genera  23 Species
Dominican Republic
28 Genera  40 Species
Ecuador
21 Genera  40 Species
Egypt
55 Genera  114 Species
El Salvador
16 Genera  19 Species
Eritrea
19 Genera  30 Species
Estonia
7 Genera  7 Species
Ethiopia
12 Genera  22 Species
Fiji
31 Genera  61 Species
Finland
12 Genera  24 Species
France
57 Genera  134 Species
Gabon
4 Genera  4 Species
Gambia
3 Genera  3 Species
Georgia
13 Genera  26 Species
Germany
39 Genera  77 Species
Ghana
16 Genera  23 Species
Greece
31 Genera  74 Species
Grenada
14 Genera  20 Species
Guatemala
26 Genera  50 Species
Guinea
34 Genera  67 Species
Guinea-Bissau
2 Genera  2 Species
Guyana
26 Genera  48 Species
Haiti
13 Genera  21 Species
Honduras
18 Genera  32 Species
Hungary
22 Genera  49 Species
India
82 Genera  244 Species
Indonesia
49 Genera  110 Species
Iran
40 Genera  129 Species
Iraq
18 Genera  38 Species
Ireland
32 Genera  56 Species
Israel
37 Genera  80 Species
Italy
64 Genera  178 Species
Ivory Coast
19 Genera  26 Species
Jamaica
38 Genera  74 Species
Japan
80 Genera  311 Species
Jordan
6 Genera  7 Species
Kazakhstan
10 Genera  25 Species
Kenya
40 Genera  77 Species
Kiribati
10 Genera  16 Species
Kyrgyzstan
3 Genera  7 Species
Laos
2 Genera  2 Species
Latvia
3 Genera  4 Species
Lebanon
11 Genera  21 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
8 Genera  8 Species
Libya
11 Genera  14 Species
Lithuania
2 Genera  2 Species
Luxembourg
14 Genera  18 Species
Madagascar
55 Genera  103 Species
Malawi
12 Genera  16 Species
Malaysia
51 Genera  92 Species
Maldives
4 Genera  5 Species
Mali
5 Genera  6 Species
Malta
19 Genera  34 Species
Marshall Islands
10 Genera  16 Species
Mauritania
13 Genera  13 Species
Mauritius
43 Genera  87 Species
Mexico
79 Genera  281 Species
Micronesia
33 Genera  77 Species
Moldova
1 Genus  1 Species
Monaco
2 Genera  2 Species
Mongolia
13 Genera  24 Species
Montenegro
3 Genera  3 Species
Morocco
43 Genera  99 Species
Mozambique
35 Genera  54 Species
Myanmar
10 Genera  17 Species
Namibia
22 Genera  30 Species
Nauru
1 Genus  1 Species
Nepal
26 Genera  53 Species
Netherlands
38 Genera  72 Species
New Zealand
46 Genera  117 Species
Nicaragua
11 Genera  16 Species
Niger
6 Genera  8 Species
Nigeria
21 Genera  34 Species
Niue
11 Genera  17 Species
North Korea
6 Genera  11 Species
Norway
21 Genera  37 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Pakistan
38 Genera  87 Species
Palau
22 Genera  41 Species
Palestine
4 Genera  9 Species
Panama
51 Genera  132 Species
Papua New Guinea
28 Genera  63 Species
Paraguay
5 Genera  7 Species
Peru
27 Genera  36 Species
Philippines
57 Genera  140 Species
Poland
28 Genera  55 Species
Portugal
35 Genera  74 Species
Republic South Africa
86 Genera  247 Species
Romania
18 Genera  33 Species
Russia
35 Genera  70 Species
Rwanda
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
8 Genera  8 Species
Saint Lucia
10 Genera  15 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
7 Genera  10 Species
Samoa
24 Genera  44 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
16 Genera  21 Species
Saudi Arabia
21 Genera  29 Species
Senegal
19 Genera  23 Species
Serbia
2 Genera  3 Species
Seychelles
19 Genera  40 Species
Sierra Leone
23 Genera  31 Species
Singapore
22 Genera  34 Species
Slovakia
14 Genera  31 Species
Slovenia
8 Genera  9 Species
Solomon Islands
21 Genera  34 Species
Somalia
15 Genera  20 Species
South Korea
16 Genera  50 Species
Spain
46 Genera  124 Species
Sri Lanka
65 Genera  218 Species
Sudan
11 Genera  19 Species
Suriname
13 Genera  17 Species
Sweden
25 Genera  42 Species
Switzerland
17 Genera  41 Species
Syria
14 Genera  30 Species
Taiwan
161 Genera  1145 Species
Tajikistan
23 Genera  43 Species
Tanzania
43 Genera  80 Species
Thailand
29 Genera  70 Species
Togo
11 Genera  12 Species
Tonga
19 Genera  28 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
27 Genera  46 Species
Tunisia
17 Genera  24 Species
Turkey
46 Genera  126 Species
Turkmenistan
19 Genera  45 Species
Tuvalu
8 Genera  10 Species
Uganda
38 Genera  62 Species
Ukraine
17 Genera  36 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
53 Genera  100 Species
Uruguay
9 Genera  11 Species
USA
125 Genera  504 Species
Uzbekistan
20 Genera  39 Species
Vanuatu
17 Genera  26 Species
Venezuela
25 Genera  37 Species
Vietnam
11 Genera  26 Species
Yemen
4 Genera  5 Species
Zambia
5 Genera  5 Species
Zimbabwe
50 Genera  109 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Diaspididae at artfakta.se
Diaspididae at dyntaxa.se
Diaspididae at gbif.org
Diaspididae at irmng.org
Diaspididae at itis.gov