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Checklist for Family Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 (Armored scale insects)
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
24886
144846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
24869
144808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
24445
142884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
180
3603
17029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
127
3105
14429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
32
399
1289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
21
228
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, Armoured Scales
72
220
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern South America
72 Genera with 220 Species
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Abgrallaspis Balachowsky, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Acutaspis Ferris, 192013SpeciesTaxom
Aonidia Targioni, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Aonidiella Berlese and ..., 19068SpeciesTaxom
Aonidomytilus Leonardi, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Aspidiella Leonardi, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Aspidiotus Bouche, 19886SpeciesTaxom
Aulacaspis Cockerell, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Carulaspis Macgillivray, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Chortinaspis Ferris, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomphalus Ashmead, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Chrysophalus
0SpeciesTaxom
Clavaspis Macgillivray, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Costalimaspis Lepage, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Crenulaspidiotus Macgillivray, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Dactylaspis Ferris, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Diaspidiotus Berlese, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Diaspidistis Hempel, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Diaspis Costa, 194212SpeciesTaxom
Dinaspis Leonardi, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Duplachionaspis Macgillivray, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Duplaspidiotus Macgillivray, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Dynaspidiotus Thiem & Gerneck, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Fiorinia Targioni-Toz..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Formosaspis Takahashi, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Froggattiella Leonardi, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Furcaspis Lindinger, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Genaparlatoria McGillivray, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Gymnaspis Newstead, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Hemiberlesia Leonardi, 18818SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnaspis Lindinger, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Howardia Berlese and ..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Ischnaspis Douglas, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Kuwanaspis Macgillivray, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Lepidosaphes Shimer, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Leucaspis Targioni, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lindingaspis Macgillivray, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Lindingeria Macgillivray, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lopholeucaspis Balachowsky, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Melanaspis Cockerell, 194419SpeciesTaxom
Mesoselenaspidus Pinto Da Fon..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Morganella Cockerell, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Mycetaspis Cockerell, 18958SpeciesTaxom
Neoischnaspis Pinto Da Fon..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Neoparlaspis Hempel, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Neoselenaspidus Mamet, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Niveaspis Macgillivray, 19425SpeciesTaxom
Oceanaspidiotus Takagi, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Odonaspis Leonardi, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Opuntiaspis Cockerell, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Palinaspis Ferris, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Paraselenaspidus Mamet, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Parlagena Mckenzie, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Parlatoria Targioni-Toz..., 18538SpeciesTaxom
Pinnaspis Cockerell, 19657SpeciesTaxom
Protodiaspis Cockerell, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaonidia Cockerell, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaulacaspis Macgillivray, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Pseudischnaspis Macgillivray, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoparlatoria Cockerell, 194620SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoselenaspidus Fonseca, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotargionia Lindinger, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Rolaspis Hall, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Rutherfordia Macgillivray, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Selenaspidus Cockerell, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Thysanofiorinia Balachowsky, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Trigonaspis Hartig, 01SpeciesTaxom
Trullifiorinia Leonardi, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Umbaspis Macgillivray, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Unaspis Macgillivray, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Velataspis Ferris, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Vinculaspis Ferris, 19425SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
220 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abgrallaspis cyanophylli Signoret, 1869Armored scale
Acutaspis agavis Townsend & C..., 1898Mexican agave scale
Acutaspis albopicta Cockerell, 1898Albopicta scale
Acutaspis aliena Newstead, 1901Alien Scale
Acutaspis arbelaezi Balachowsky, 1959
Acutaspis erythraspidis Newstead, 1917
Acutaspis litorana Lepage, 1942
Acutaspis oliveirae Lepage & Gia..., 1942
Acutaspis paulista Hempel, 1900
Acutaspis perseae Comstock, 1881Coconut palm scale
Acutaspis ramirezi Balachowsky, 1959
Acutaspis scutiformis Cockerell, 1893
Acutaspis subnigra Mckenzie, 1947
Acutaspis umbonifera Newstead, 1920
Aonidia lauri Bouche, 1833Armored scale
Aonidiella araucariae Costa Lima, 1951
Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell, 1879)⇒ Aonidiella citrina Coquillett, 1891
Aonidiella citrina Coquillett, 1891California red scale
Aonidiella eugeniae Hempel, 1937
Aonidiella inornata Mckenzie, 1938Inornate scale
Aonidiella orientalis Newstead, 1894Oriental scale
Aonidiella simplex Grandpre & C..., 1899
Aonidiella taxus Leonardi, 1906Armored scale
Aonidomytilus albus Cockerell, 1893Cassava scale
Aonidomytilus leovalenciae Balachowsky, 1959
Aspidiella sacchari Cockerell, 1893Brown sugarcane scale
Aspidiotus destructor Cockerell, 1903Bourbon scale
Aspidiotus excisus Green, 1896Cyanotis scale
Aspidiotus hederae (Schmutterer, 1952)⇒ Dynaspidiotus britannicus Newstead, 1898
Aspidiotus moreirai Hempel, 1904
Aspidiotus nerii Bouche, 1833Aucuba scale
Aspidiotus pacificus Williams & W..., 1988
Aulacaspis maculata Cockerell, 1898Pine scale
Aulacaspis rosae (Bouche, 1833)⇒ Aulacaspis rosarum Borchsenius, 1958
Aulacaspis rosarum Borchsenius, 1958Armoured scale
Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead, 1906Cinnamomum Scale
Carulaspis minima Signoret, 1869Armored scale
Chortinaspis graminella Cockerell, 1901
Chortinaspis subchortina Laing, 1929Armoured scale
Chrysomphalus aonidum Linnaeus, 1758Circular black scale
Chrysomphalus castigatus (Mamet, 1936)⇒ Chrysomphalus dictyospermi Morgan, 1889
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi Morgan, 1889Armored scale
Chrysomphalus pinnulifer Maskell, 1891
Clavaspis herculeana Cockerell & ..., 1909Armored scale
Costalimaspis eugeniae Lepage, 1937
Crenulaspidiotus maurellae Laing, 1929
Crenulaspidiotus portoricensis Lindinger, 1910
Dactylaspis crotonis Cockerell, 1893Croton Mussel Scale
Dactylaspis lobata Ferris, 1937
Diaspidiotus perniciosus Comstock, 1881California scale
Diaspidistis multilobis Hempel, 1900
Diaspidistis squamosa Hempel, 1937
Diaspis alba Fonseca, 1969
Diaspis amantei Fonseca, 1973
Diaspis australis Hempel, 1900
Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret, 1869Armored scale
Diaspis bromeliae (Kerner, 1778)⇒ Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret, 1869
Diaspis cordiae
Diaspis cuneata Vernalha & al., 1965
Diaspis echinocacti Bouche, 1833Cactus scale
Diaspis flava Hempel, 1919
Diaspis minensis Hempel, 1918
Diaspis muntingii Fonseca, 1973
Diaspis paulista Lepage, 1942
Dinaspis aculeata Ferris, 1942
Dinaspis paulistana Lepage, 1942
Duplachionaspis divergens Green, 1899Scale insect
Duplachionaspis natalensis Maskell, 1896Mango scale
Duplaspidiotus fossor Newstead, 1914
Duplaspidiotus tesseratus Grandpre & C..., 1899Armoured scale
Dynaspidiotus britannicus Newstead, 1898Bay-tree scale
Dynaspidiotus riograndensis Wolff & Claps, 1999
Dynaspidiotus sanctadelaidae Borchsenius, 1966
Fiorinia fioriniae Targioni Toz..., 1867Avocado Scale
Formosaspis stegana Ferris, 1952
Froggattiella penicillata Green, 1905Avocado scale
Furcaspis biformis Cockerell, 1893Armored scale
Furcaspis bromeliae Hempel, 1932
Furcaspis plana Hempel, 1937
Furcaspis taquarae Fonseca, 1969
Genaparlatoria pseudaspidiotus Lindinger, 1905Armored scale
Gymnaspis aechmeae Newstead, 1898Armored scale
Gymnaspis sculpta Hempel, 1937
Hemiberlesia camarana Seabra, 1922
Hemiberlesia candidula Cockerell, 1900
Hemiberlesia diffinis Newstead, 1893Linden scale
Hemiberlesia lataniae Signoret, 1869Lantana scale
Hemiberlesia musae Takagi & Yam..., 1974
Hemiberlesia ocellata Takagi & Yam..., 1974
Hemiberlesia palmae Cockerell, 1893Scale insect
Hemiberlesia rapax Comstock, 1881Greedy scale
Hemigymnaspis orchidicola Davidson & M..., 1977
Howardia biclavis Comstock, 1883Armored scale
Ischnaspis longirostris Signoret, 1882Black Line Scale
Kuwanaspis bambusicola Cockerell, 1899
Kuwanaspis linearis Green, 1922Bamboo long scale
Kuwanaspis vermiformis Takahashi, 1931Scale insect
Lepidosaphes beckii Newman, 1869Citrus mussel scale
Lepidosaphes gloverii Packard, 1869Citrus Long Scale
Lepidosaphes lasianthi (Green, 1900)⇒ Lepidosaphes tokionis Kuwana, 1902
Lepidosaphes marginalis Leonardi, 1914
Lepidosaphes perlonga Cockerell, 1898
Lepidosaphes pinnaeformis (Bouche, 1851)⇒ Lepidosaphes beckii Newman, 1869
Lepidosaphes tokionis Kuwana, 1902Armored scale
Lepidosaphes ulmi Linnaeus, 1758Apple mussel scale
Leucaspis enderleini
Lindingaspis rossi Maskell, 1891Araucaria Black Scale
Lindingeria aberemoae Lindinger, 1910
Lopholeucaspis cockerelli Grandpre & C..., 1899Armored scale
Lopholeucaspis japonica Cockerell, 1897Japanese long scale
Melanaspis araucariae Lepage, 1942
Melanaspis aristotelesi Lepage & Gia..., 1944
Melanaspis arnaldoi Costa Lima, 1924
Melanaspis bolivari Balachowsky, 1959
Melanaspis bondari Lepage & Gia..., 1943
Melanaspis bromiliae Leonardi, 1899Ananas Scale
Melanaspis coccolobae Ferris, 1943
Melanaspis figueiredoi Lepage, 1942
Melanaspis jaboticabae Hempel, 1918
Melanaspis leivasi Costa Lima, 1924
Melanaspis martinsi Lepage, 1942
Melanaspis odontoglossi Cockerell, 1893Armoured scale
Melanaspis paulista Hempel, 1900
Melanaspis paulistus (Mckenzie, 1939)⇒ Acutaspis paulista Hempel, 1900
Melanaspis ponderosa Ferris, 1941
Melanaspis saccharicola Costa Lima, 1934
Melanaspis santensis Lepage, 1942
Melanaspis smilacis Comstock, 1883Brown pineapple scale
Melanaspis tenax Mckenzie, 1944
Mesoselenaspidus andersoni Fonseca, 1969
Morganella longispina Morgan, 1889Champaca scale
Mycetaspis apicata Newstead, 1920Scale insect
Mycetaspis bezerrai Arruda, 1972
Mycetaspis brasiliensis Hempel, 1932
Mycetaspis defectopalus Ferris, 1941Defecto scale
Mycetaspis eneideae Arruda, 1976
Mycetaspis juventinae Lepage & Gia..., 1944
Mycetaspis personata Comstock, 1883Masked scale
Mycetaspis sphaerioides Cockerell, 1895Scale insect
Neoischnaspis orthosoma Fonseca, 1969
Neoparlaspis myrciariae Hempel, 1934
Neoselenaspidus aspidiotiformis Balachowsky, 1954
Niveaspis argentata Cockerell, 1898
Niveaspis cattleyae Lepage, 1942
Niveaspis hempeli Lepage, 1935
Niveaspis insularis Lepage, 1939
Niveaspis lepagei Giannotti, 1942
Oceanaspidiotus spinosus Comstock, 1883Spined scale insect
Odonaspis galapagoensis Ben-Dov, 1988
Odonaspis greenii Cockerell, 1902Green's scale
Odonaspis paucipora Ben-Dov, 1988
Odonaspis ruthae Kotinsky, 1915Bermuda grass scale
Odonaspis saccharicaulis Zehntner, 1897Armored scale
Opuntiaspis carinata Cockerell, 1896Armoured scale
Palinaspis barbata Ferris, 1942
Palinaspis elisabethae Balachowsky, 1959
Paraselenaspidus madagascariensis Mamet, 1954
Parlagena bennetti Williams, 1969White coconut scale
Parlatoria blanchardi Targioni Toz..., 1892Date palm scale
Parlatoria cinerea Hadden, 1909Apple parlatoria
Parlatoria crotonis Douglas, 1887Croton parlatoria scale
Parlatoria oleae Colvée, 1880Olive parlatoria scale
Parlatoria pergandii (Comstock, 1881)⇒ Parlatoria oleae Colvée, 1880
Parlatoria proteus Curtis, 1843Cattleya scale
Parlatoria pseudaspidiotus (Lindinger, 1905)⇒ Genaparlatoria pseudaspidiotus Lindinger, 1905
Parlatoria ziziphi Lucas, 1853Black parlatoria scale
Pinnaspis buxi Bouche, 1851Bamboo Mussel-scale
Pinnaspis fonsecai Arruda, 1972
Pinnaspis mussaendae Green, 1922
Pinnaspis orlandi Leonardi, 1906
Pinnaspis strachani Cooley, 1899Cotton white scale
Pinnaspis theae Maskell, 1891Tea scurfy scale
Pinnaspis yamamotoi Takagi, 1965
Protodiaspis cinchonae Mckenzie, 1944
Pseudaonidia marquesi Costa Lima, 1924
Pseudaonidia trilobitiformes
Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis Green, 1896Armoured scale
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Toz..., 1886)⇒ Pseudaulacaspis simplex Takagi, 1961
Pseudaulacaspis simplex Takagi, 1961Mulberry scale
Pseudaulacaspis sordida Hempel, 1932
Pseudischnaspis acephala Ferris, 1941Flathead scale
Pseudischnaspis bowreyi Cockerell, 1893Bowrey scale
Pseudoparlatoria argentata Hempel, 1912
Pseudoparlatoria campinensis Lepage & Gia..., 1946
Pseudoparlatoria carolilehmanni Balachowsky, 1959
Pseudoparlatoria caucae Balachowsky, 1959
Pseudoparlatoria circularis Lepage, 1942
Pseudoparlatoria constricta Fonseca, 1975
Pseudoparlatoria cristata Lindinger, 1911
Pseudoparlatoria fusca Ferris, 1941
Pseudoparlatoria fusiformis Fonseca, 1969
Pseudoparlatoria gomescostai Lepage & Gia..., 1946
Pseudoparlatoria multipunctata Lepage & Gia..., 1946
Pseudoparlatoria noacki Cockerell, 1898
Pseudoparlatoria occultata Hempel, 1937
Pseudoparlatoria ostreata Cockerell, 1892Acalypha scale
Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides (Comstock, 1883)⇒ Pseudoparlatoria ostreata Cockerell, 1892
Pseudoparlatoria pisai Hempel, 1904
Pseudoparlatoria rossettae Fonseca, 1969
Pseudoparlatoria serrulata Townsend & C..., 1898False parlatoria scale
Pseudoparlatoria subcircularis Balachowsky, 1959
Pseudoparlatoria trimaculata Lepage & Gia..., 1946
Pseudoselenaspidus inermis Fonseca, 1962
Pseudotargionia glandulosa Newstead, 1911
Rolaspis euryopis Williams, 1955
Rutherfordia major Cockerell, 1894Armored scale
Selenaspidus articulatus Morgan, 1889Armored scale
Thysanofiorinia leei Williams, 1971Armoured scale
Thysanofiorinia nephelii (Maskell, 1897)⇒ Thysanofiorinia leei Williams, 1971
Trigonaspis pulchella
Trullifiorinia minima Maskell, 1884
Umbaspis regularis brasiliensis Fonseca, 1969
Unaspis citri Comstock, 1883Armored scale
Unaspis euonymi Comstock, 1881Euonymus scale
Velataspis aberrans Lepage, 1942
Vinculaspis atibaiensis Lepage, 1937
Vinculaspis atibainensis
Vinculaspis cheloniformis Lepage, 1937
Vinculaspis mamillata Fonseca, 1973
Vinculaspis montei Lepage, 1942

Subnodes of Diaspididae with occurrences in Northern South America
SubfamilyAspidiotinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
39
123
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaspidinae
Maskell, 1889
30
95
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeucaspidinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Diaspididae at artfakta.se
Diaspididae at dyntaxa.se
Diaspididae at gbif.org
Diaspididae at irmng.org
Diaspididae at itis.gov