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Checklist of Family Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 (Armored scale insects)
for Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
46
203
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
41
194
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
13
58
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
7
39
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, Armoured Scales
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
12 Genera with 16 Species
Africaspis Macgillivray, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Aonidomytilus Leonardi, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Aspidiotus Bouche, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Aulacaspis Cockerell, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Clavaspis Macgillivray, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Hemiberlesia Leonardi, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ledaspis Hall, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Odonaspis Leonardi, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaonidia Cockerell, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaulacaspis Macgillivray, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Rolaspis Hall, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Sclopetaspis Macgillivray, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
16 Species
Africaspis chionaspiformis Newstead, 1910
Aonidomytilus albus Cockerell, 1893Cassava scale
Aspidiotus nerii Bouche, 1833Aucuba scale
Aspidiotus ruandensis Balachowsky, 1955
Aulacaspis madiunensis Zehntner, 1898Sugarcane scale
Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead, 1906Cinnamomum Scale
Clavaspis herculeana Cockerell & ..., 1909Armored scale
Hemiberlesia rapax Comstock, 1881Greedy scale
Ledaspis distincta Leonardi, 1914
Ledaspis mashonae Hall, 1928
Odonaspis phragmitis Hall, 1935
Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis Green, 1896Armoured scale
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Toz..., 1886)⇒ Pseudaulacaspis simplex Takagi, 1961
Pseudaulacaspis simplex Takagi, 1961Mulberry scale
Rolaspis euryopis Williams, 1955
Sclopetaspis malawica Munting, 1970

Subnodes of Diaspididae with occurrences in Malawi
SubfamilyAspidiotinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDiaspidinae
Maskell, 1889
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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