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Checklist of Family Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 (Armored scale insects)
for Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
514
6360
16212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
6356
16208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
486
6227
15868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
113
866
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
73
716
1395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
22
104
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
14
65
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDiaspididae
Maskell, 1878
Armored scale insects, Armored scales, Armoured Scales
25
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
24 Genera with 37 Species
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Acutaspis Ferris, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Aspidiotus Bouche, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Aulacaspis Cockerell, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomphalus Ashmead, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Crenulaspidiotus Macgillivray, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Diaspidiotus Berlese, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Diaspis Costa, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnaspis Lindinger, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Howardia Berlese and ..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Ischnaspis Douglas, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Lepidosaphes Shimer, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Lopholeucaspis Balachowsky, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Melanaspis Cockerell, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Mycetaspis Cockerell, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Odonaspis Leonardi, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Parlatoria Targioni-Toz..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Pinnaspis Cockerell, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaonidia Cockerell, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaulacaspis Macgillivray, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudischnaspis Macgillivray, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoparlatoria Cockerell, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Rutherfordia Macgillivray, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Selenaspidus Cockerell, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Unaspis Macgillivray, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
37 Species
Acutaspis agavis Townsend & C..., 1898Mexican agave scale
Acutaspis perseae Comstock, 1881Coconut palm scale
Aspidiotus destructor Cockerell, 1903Bourbon scale
Aspidiotus excisus Green, 1896Cyanotis scale
Aulacaspis rosae (Bouche, 1833)⇒ Aulacaspis rosarum Borchsenius, 1958
Aulacaspis rosarum Borchsenius, 1958Armoured scale
Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead, 1906Cinnamomum Scale
Chrysomphalus aonidum Linnaeus, 1758Circular black scale
Crenulaspidiotus maurellae Laing, 1929
Diaspidiotus perniciosus Comstock, 1881California scale
Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret, 1869Armored scale
Diaspis bromeliae (Kerner, 1778)⇒ Diaspis boisduvalii Signoret, 1869
Diaspis echinocacti Bouche, 1833Cactus scale
Hemigymnaspis orchidicola Davidson & M..., 1977
Howardia biclavis Comstock, 1883Armored scale
Ischnaspis longirostris Signoret, 1882Black Line Scale
Lepidosaphes beckii Newman, 1869Citrus mussel scale
Lepidosaphes tokionis Kuwana, 1902Armored scale
Lopholeucaspis cockerelli Grandpre & C..., 1899Armored scale
Melanaspis coccolobae Ferris, 1943
Melanaspis tenax Mckenzie, 1944
Mycetaspis personata Comstock, 1883Masked scale
Mycetaspis sphaerioides Cockerell, 1895Scale insect
Odonaspis saccharicaulis Zehntner, 1897Armored scale
Parlatoria proteus Curtis, 1843Cattleya scale
Parlatoria ziziphi Lucas, 1853Black parlatoria scale
Pinnaspis buxi Bouche, 1851Bamboo Mussel-scale
Pinnaspis strachani Cooley, 1899Cotton white scale
Pinnaspis yamamotoi Takagi, 1965
Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis Green, 1896Armoured scale
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Toz..., 1886)⇒ Pseudaulacaspis simplex Takagi, 1961
Pseudischnaspis bowreyi Cockerell, 1893Bowrey scale
Pseudoparlatoria ostreata Cockerell, 1892Acalypha scale
Rutherfordia major Cockerell, 1894Armored scale
Selenaspidus articulatus Morgan, 1889Armored scale
Unaspis citri Comstock, 1883Armored scale

Subnodes of Diaspididae with occurrences in Venezuela
SubfamilyAspidiotinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
14
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDiaspidinae
Maskell, 1889
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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