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Checklist for Family Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 (Armored scale insects)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
157
1887
4390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
120
1665
3954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
27
364
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
16
212
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, Armoured Scales
86
247
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
86 Genera with 247 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTUVY
Abgrallaspis Balachowsky, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Africaspis Macgillivray, 19678SpeciesTaxom
Africonidia Mckenzie, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Aloaspis Williams, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Ambigaspis Macgillivray, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Andaspis Macgillivray, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Aonidia Targioni, 19659SpeciesTaxom
Aonidiella Berlese and ..., 19065SpeciesTaxom
Artemisaspis Borchsenius, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Aspidiotus Bouche, 18337SpeciesTaxom
Asymmetraspis Macgillivray, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Augulaspis Macgillivray, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Aulacaspis Cockerell, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Balaspis Hall, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Carulaspis Macgillivray, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Chimania Munting, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Chionaspis Signoret, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomphalus Ashmead, 18915SpeciesTaxom
Clavaspis Macgillivray, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Contigaspis Macgillivray, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Cryptaspidiotus Lindinger, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dentachionaspis Macgillivray, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Dentaspis Macgillivray, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Diaspidiotus Berlese, 19716SpeciesTaxom
Diaspis Costa, 19298SpeciesTaxom
Diclavaspis Balachowsky, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Dinaspis Leonardi, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Discodiaspis Koroneos, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Duplachionaspis Macgillivray, 197712SpeciesTaxom
Duplaspidiotus Macgillivray, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Dynaspidiotus Thiem & Gerneck, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Entaspidiotus Macgillivray, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Eucleaspis Munting, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Faureaspis1SpeciesTaxom
Fiorinia Targioni-Toz..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Formosaspis Takahashi, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Froggattiella Leonardi, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Fulaspis Balachowsky, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Furcaspis Lindinger, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Furchadaspis Macgillivray, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Genaparlatoria McGillivray, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Gymnaspis Newstead, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Hemiberlesia Leonardi, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Howardia Berlese and ..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Hulaspis Hall, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ischnaspis Douglas, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Ledaspis Hall, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Lepidosaphes Shimer, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Lindingaspis Macgillivray, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Mammata Munting, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Marginaspis Hall, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Melanaspis Cockerell, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Moraspis Hall, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Morganella Cockerell, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Multispinaspis Munting, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Namaquea Munting, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Namibia Munting, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Nelaspis Hall, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Neoselenaspidus Mamet, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Obtusaspis Macgillivray, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Oceanaspidiotus Takagi, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Odonaspis Leonardi, 19887SpeciesTaxom
Parlatoria Targioni-Toz..., 18538SpeciesTaxom
Phaspis Ben-Dov, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Phenacaspis Cockerell & ..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Pinnaspis Cockerell, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Poliaspoides Macgillivray, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaonidia Cockerell, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaulacaspis Macgillivray, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotargionia Lindinger, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Pudaspis Hall, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Relhaniaspis Munting, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Rolaspis Hall, 194612SpeciesTaxom
Rungaspis Balachowsky, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Scleromytilus Hall, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Selenaspidus Cockerell, 191216SpeciesTaxom
Sepanaspis1SpeciesTaxom
Separaspis Macgillivray, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Spinaspidiotus Macgillivray, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Targionia Signoret, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Tecaspis Hall, 19196SpeciesTaxom
Temnaspidiotus Macgillivray, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Unaspis Macgillivray, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Varicaspis Macgillivray, 01SpeciesTaxom
Versiculaspis Macgillivray, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Yomaspis Munting, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
247 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abgrallaspis furcillae Brain, 1918
Abgrallaspis mitchelli Marlatt, 1908
Africaspis caffra Brain, 1920
Africaspis chionaspiformis Newstead, 1910
Africaspis commiphorae Ben-Dov, 1973
Africaspis communis (Hall, 1928)⇒ Africaspis chionaspiformis Newstead, 1910
Africaspis gala Munting, 1967
Africaspis muntingi Ben-Dov, 1973
Africaspis scutiae Brain, 1920
Africaspis terminaliae Munting, 1967
Africonidia africana Newstead, 1913
Africonidia mkuzensis Ben-Dov, 1974
Africonidia subsimplex Hall, 1931
Aloaspis mutica Williams, 1955
Ambigaspis lycii Brain, 1919
Andaspis ambigua Brain, 1920
Andaspis bulba Munting, 1965
Andaspis formicarum Ben-Dov, 1978
Andaspis hawaiiensis Maskell, 1895Burrowing scale
Aonidia badia Brain, 1919
Aonidia chaetachmeae Brain, 1919
Aonidia elaeagna Maskell, 1897
Aonidia marginalis Brain, 1919
Aonidia mesembryanthemae Brain, 1919
Aonidia nullispina Munting, 1969
Aonidia rhusae Brain, 1919
Aonidia simplex (Leonardi, 1914)⇒ Aonidia rhusae Brain, 1919
Aonidia yomae Munting, 1965
Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell, 1879)⇒ Aonidiella citrina Coquillett, 1891
Aonidiella citrina Coquillett, 1891California red scale
Aonidiella orientalis Newstead, 1894Oriental scale
Aonidiella replicata Lindinger, 1909
Aonidiella taxus Leonardi, 1906Armored scale
Artemisaspis abdita (Munting, 1968)⇒ Contigaspis abdita Munting, 1968
Aspidiotus artus Munting, 1971
Aspidiotus atripileus Munting, 1971
Aspidiotus capensis (Newstead, 1917)⇒ Separaspis capensis Walker, 1852
Aspidiotus dallonii Balachowsky, 1932
Aspidiotus destructor Cockerell, 1903Bourbon scale
Aspidiotus kellyi Brain, 1918
Aspidiotus nerii Bouche, 1833Aucuba scale
Asymmetraspis distorta Newstead, 1917
Augulaspis agathosmae Munting, 1965
Augulaspis diosmae Brain, 1920
Augulaspis incerta Munting, 1968
Aulacaspis crawii Cockerell, 1898Armored scale
Aulacaspis madiunensis Zehntner, 1898Sugarcane scale
Aulacaspis rosae (Bouche, 1833)⇒ Aulacaspis rosarum Borchsenius, 1958
Aulacaspis rosarum Borchsenius, 1958Armoured scale
Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead, 1906Cinnamomum Scale
Balaspis faurei Hall, 1941
Carulaspis minima Signoret, 1869Armored scale
Chionaspis leucadendri (Brain, 1920)⇒ Rolaspis leucadendri Brain, 1920
Chionaspis margaritae (Brain, 1919)⇒ Dentachionaspis margaritae Brain, 1919
Chrysomphalus aonidum Linnaeus, 1758Circular black scale
Chrysomphalus castigatus (Mamet, 1936)⇒ Chrysomphalus dictyospermi Morgan, 1889
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi Morgan, 1889Armored scale
Chrysomphalus diversicolor (Green, 1923)⇒ Chrysomphalus pinnulifer Maskell, 1891
Chrysomphalus pinnulifer Maskell, 1891
Clavaspis kalaharica Munting, 1969
Clavaspis perplexa Munting, 1971
Clavaspis pituranthi Williams, 1962
Contigaspis abdita Munting, 1968
Contigaspis cyanogena Cockerell, 1901
Contigaspis euphorbiarum Borchsenius ..., 1963
Contigaspis naudei Hall, 1946
Contigaspis subnudata Newstead, 1912
Cryptaspidiotus austroafricanus Lindinger, 1910
Dentachionaspis capparisi Brain, 1919
Dentachionaspis lounsburyi Leonardi, 1914
Dentachionaspis margaritae Brain, 1919
Dentachionaspis quadrispinosa Munting, 1965
Dentaspis globosa Brain, 1919
Dentaspis globosus (Hall, 1946)⇒ Dentaspis globosa Brain, 1919
Diaspidiotus africanus Marlatt, 1908Gray scale
Diaspidiotus ancylus Putnam, 1878Howard scale
Diaspidiotus forbesi Johnson, 1896Cherry Aspidiotus
Diaspidiotus osborni Newell & Coc..., 1898Osborn Scale
Diaspidiotus perniciosus Comstock, 1881California scale
Diaspidiotus yomae Munting, 1971
Diaspis aequalis Munting, 1967
Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret, 1869Armored scale
Diaspis bromeliae (Kerner, 1778)⇒ Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret, 1869
Diaspis crawii fulleri (Cockerell, 1901)⇒ Aulacaspis crawii Cockerell, 1898
Diaspis delottoi Munting, 1967
Diaspis echinocacti Bouche, 1833Cactus scale
Diaspis portulacariae Williams, 1955
Diaspis subregularis Hall, 1929
Diclavaspis ehretiae Brain, 1918
Diclavaspis xerophila Munting, 1969
Dinaspis imbricata (Borchsenius, 1966)⇒ Eucleaspis imbricata Brain, 1920
Discodiaspis gallamformans Ben-Dov, 1974
Discodiaspis globosa Munting, 1968
Duplachionaspis africana Munting, 1977
Duplachionaspis asparagi Laing & Cock..., 1929
Duplachionaspis circularis Munting, 1977
Duplachionaspis cryptoloba Munting, 1977
Duplachionaspis displicata Munting, 1977
Duplachionaspis exalbida Cockerell, 1902
Duplachionaspis humilis Brain, 1919
Duplachionaspis monodi Rungs, 1943
Duplachionaspis natalensis Maskell, 1896Mango scale
Duplachionaspis sansevieriae Williams, 1955
Duplachionaspis stanotophri (Hall, 1946)⇒ Duplachionaspis natalensis Maskell, 1896
Duplachionaspis zuluensis Munting, 1977
Duplaspidiotus clavigara
Duplaspidiotus claviger Cockerell, 1901Camellia mining scale
Duplaspidiotus laciniae Brain, 1919
Duplaspidiotus niger Brain, 1919
Duplaspidiotus tesseratus Grandpre & C..., 1899Armoured scale
Dynaspidiotus andersoni Balachowsky, 1958
Dynaspidiotus regius Brain, 1918
Entaspidiotus giliomeei Williams, 1963
Entaspidiotus lounsburyi Marlatt, 1908
Entaspidiotus namaquensis Ben-Dov, 1974
Eucleaspis echinata Munting, 1968
Eucleaspis imbricata Brain, 1920
Faureaspis faurei Brain, 1919
Fiorinia fioriniae Targioni Toz..., 1867Avocado Scale
Formosaspis pallida Munting, 1968
Formosaspis stegana Ferris, 1952
Froggattiella penicillata Green, 1905Avocado scale
Fulaspis mazoeensis Hall, 1931
Fulaspis monoloba Munting, 1965
Furcaspis capensis (Lindinger, 1908)⇒ Separaspis capensis Walker, 1852
Furcaspis charmoyi Brain, 1918
Furcaspis proteae (Brain, 1918)⇒ Separaspis proteae Brain, 1918
Furchadaspis zamiae Morgan, 1890Armored scale
Genaparlatoria pseudaspidiotus Lindinger, 1905Armored scale
Gymnaspis faurei (Brain, 1919)⇒ Faureaspis faurei Brain, 1919
Gymnaspis sclerosa Munting, 1968
Hemiberlesia lataniae Signoret, 1869Lantana scale
Hemiberlesia palmae Cockerell, 1893Scale insect
Hemiberlesia rapax Comstock, 1881Greedy scale
Howardia biclavis Comstock, 1883Armored scale
Hulaspis namaquensis Ben-Dov, 1973
Ischnaspis longirostris Signoret, 1882Black Line Scale
Ischnaspis tecleae Ben-Dov, 1974
Ledaspis distincta Leonardi, 1914
Lepidosaphes aberrans Lindinger, 1909
Lepidosaphes beckii Newman, 1869Citrus mussel scale
Lepidosaphes conchiformis (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Lepidosaphes ulmi Linnaeus, 1758
Lepidosaphes gloverii Packard, 1869Citrus Long Scale
Lepidosaphes ulmi Linnaeus, 1758Apple mussel scale
Lindingaspis equipora Munting, 1967
Lindingaspis greeni Brain & Kelly, 1917
Lindingaspis rossi Maskell, 1891Araucaria Black Scale
Mammata lueckorum Munting, 1969
Marginaspis affinis Leonardi, 1914
Melanaspis bromiliae Leonardi, 1899Ananas Scale
Melanaspis corticosa Brain, 1919Obscure scale
Melanaspis pedina Munting, 1969
Melanaspis phenax Cockerell, 1901
Moraspis euphorbiae Brain, 1919
Morganella acaciae Munting, 1967
Morganella conspicua Brain, 1919Armoured scale
Morganella longispina Morgan, 1889Champaca scale
Multispinaspis maricoensis Munting, 1970
Multispinaspis monechmae Munting, 1969
Namaquea simplex Munting, 1969
Namibia karroo Munting, 1969
Namibia spinosa Munting, 1969
Nelaspis exalbida (Hall, 1946)⇒ Duplachionaspis exalbida Cockerell, 1902
Neoselenaspidus kenyae Mamet, 1958
Neoselenaspidus silvaticus Lindinger, 1909
Neoselenaspidus triangularis Munting, 1969
Obtusaspis trilobis Ben-Dov, 1974
Oceanaspidiotus spinosus Comstock, 1883Spined scale insect
Odonaspis anneckei Ben-Dov, 1988
Odonaspis aristidae Ben-Dov, 1988
Odonaspis phragmitis Hall, 1935
Odonaspis ruthae Kotinsky, 1915Bermuda grass scale
Odonaspis saccharicaulis Zehntner, 1897Armored scale
Odonaspis stipagrostis Ben-Dov, 1988
Odonaspis transkeiensis Ben-Dov, 1988
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 pittospori Maskell, 1891Mauve pittosporum scale
Parlatoria proteus Curtis, 1843Cattleya scale
Parlatoria pseudaspidiotus (Lindinger, 1905)⇒ Genaparlatoria pseudaspidiotus Lindinger, 1905
Parlatoria ziziphi Lucas, 1853Black parlatoria scale
Phaspis lobulata Ben-Dov, 1974
Phenacaspis africana
Pinnaspis muntingi Takagi, 1965
Pinnaspis strachani Cooley, 1899Cotton white scale
Poliaspoides formosana Takahashi, 1930Bamboo armored scale
Pseudaonidia lycii (Brain, 1919)⇒ Ambigaspis lycii Brain, 1919
Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis Green, 1896Armoured scale
Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli Cooley, 1897False mango scale
Pseudaulacaspis eugeniae Maskell, 1892Oleander scale
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Toz..., 1886)⇒ Pseudaulacaspis simplex Takagi, 1961
Pseudaulacaspis simplex Takagi, 1961Mulberry scale
Pseudotargionia anareolae Ben-Dov, 1974
Pseudotargionia glandulosa Newstead, 1911
Pseudotargionia kalaharica Munting, 1969
Pseudotargionia subcorticis Ben-Dov, 1972
Pudaspis newsteadi Leonardi, 1914
Relhaniaspis acuminata Munting, 1970
Rolaspis angularis Munting, 1967
Rolaspis carissae Cockerell, 1902
Rolaspis chaetachmae Brain, 1919
Rolaspis compositae Hall, 1946
Rolaspis ekebergiae (Ferris, 1956)⇒ Rolaspis chaetachmae Brain, 1919
Rolaspis euryopis Williams, 1955
Rolaspis incisa Munting, 1965
Rolaspis leucadendri Brain, 1920Silver-leaf-tree chionaspis
Rolaspis lounsburyi Cooley, 1898
Rolaspis munroi Hall, 1946
Rolaspis polypora Munting, 1965
Rolaspis whitehilli Hall, 1946
Rungaspis arcuata Munting, 1967
Scleromytilus litothrix Munting, 1965
Selenaspidus albus Mckenzie, 1953Armored scale
Selenaspidus articulatus Morgan, 1889Armored scale
Selenaspidus celastri Maskell, 1897
Selenaspidus euphorbiae (Newstead, 1912)⇒ Selenaspidus euphorbiarum Lindinger, 1957
Selenaspidus euphorbiarum Lindinger, 1957
Selenaspidus griqua Brain, 1918
Selenaspidus latus Munting, 1967
Selenaspidus louisiae Mamet, 1958
Selenaspidus pertusus Brain, 1918
Selenaspidus podocarpi Mamet, 1958
Selenaspidus portulacariae Hall, 1939
Selenaspidus pumilus Brain, 1918
Selenaspidus pumulus
Selenaspidus quadrilobus Munting, 1969
Selenaspidus rubidus Mckenzie, 1953Armored scale
Selenaspidus schultzei Newstead, 1912
Sepanaspis proteae
Separaspis capensis Walker, 1852
Separaspis proteae Brain, 1918
Spinaspidiotus fissidens Lindinger, 1909
Targionia parayuccarum Munting, 1965
Targionia stoebae Munting, 1965
Tecaspis angularis (Munting, 1967)⇒ Rolaspis angularis Munting, 1967
Tecaspis kiggelariae Brain, 1919Willow scale
Tecaspis kiggetariae
Tecaspis retigera Cockerell, 1901
Tecaspis rhizobium Munting, 1965
Tecaspis visci Brain, 1919Mistletoe scale
Temnaspidiotus kelleyi (Balachowsky, 1956)⇒ Aspidiotus kellyi Brain, 1918
Unaspis citri Comstock, 1883Armored scale
Varicaspis africana
Versiculaspis diosmae (Macgillivray, 1921)⇒ Augulaspis diosmae Brain, 1920
Yomaspis ventropora Munting, 1968

Subnodes of Diaspididae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyAspidiotinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
40
127
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaspidinae
Maskell, 1889
43
116
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeucaspidinae
Atkinson, 1886
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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