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Checklist for Family Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899 (Eriococcid scales)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
209
5311
23131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
152
4750
20612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
37
800
3386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
24
455
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEriococcidae
Cockerell, 1899
Eriococcid scales, Eriococcids, Felt scale, Felt scales
9
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
9 Genera with 40 Species
Acanthococcus Signoret, 19969SpeciesTaxom
Anophococcus Balachowsky, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Calycicoccus Brain, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Eriococcus Targioni Toz..., 180122SpeciesTaxom
Gossyparia Signoret, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Neoacanthococcus Borchsenius, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ovaticoccus Kloet, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Rhizococcus Signoret, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Uhleria Comstock, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthococcus coccineus (Miller & Miller, 1992)⇒ Eriococcus coccineus Cockerell, 1894
Acanthococcus emirnensis (Miller & Gimpel, 1996)⇒ Eriococcus emirnensis Mamet, 1954
Acanthococcus ericae Kozar & Walter, 1985
Acanthococcus etbaicus (Miller & Gimpel, 1996)⇒ Eriococcus etbaicus De Lotto, 1954
Acanthococcus ironsidei (Miller & Gimpel, 1996)⇒ Eriococcus ironsidei Williams, 1973
Acanthococcus kijabensis (Miller & Gimpel, 1996)⇒ Eriococcus kijabensis James, 1934
Acanthococcus leptospermi (Miller & Gimpel, 1996)⇒ Eriococcus leptospermi Maskell, 1891
Acanthococcus rusapiensis (Miller & Gimpel, 1996)⇒ Eriococcus rusapiensis Hall, 1937
Acanthococcus stenoclini (Miller & Gimpel, 1996)⇒ Eriococcus stenoclini Mamet, 1950
Anophococcus formicicola Newstead, 18..., 1954Bermuda-grass felt scale
Calycicoccus merwei Brain, 1918
Eriococcus araucariae Maskell, 1879Felted Pine Coccid
Eriococcus araucariae araucariae Maskell, 1879Araucaria mealybug
Eriococcus cactearum (Leonardi, 1918)⇒ Eriococcus coccineus Cockerell, 1894
Eriococcus coccineus Cockerell, 1894Cactus Eriococcin
Eriococcus crispus Boyer de Fon..., 1834
Eriococcus cynodontis Kiritchenko, 1940Bermuda-grass felt scale
Eriococcus devoniensis (Green, 1896)⇒ Eriococcus thymi Schrank, 1801
Eriococcus emirnensis Mamet, 1954
Eriococcus ericae (Signoret, 1875)⇒ Eriococcus thymi Schrank, 1801
Eriococcus etbaicus De Lotto, 1954
Eriococcus formicicola (Newstead, 1897)⇒ Eriococcus cynodontis Kiritchenko, 1940
Eriococcus fulleri
Eriococcus heteroacanthos Balachowsky, 1927
Eriococcus insignis Newstead, 1891Conspicuous felt scale
Eriococcus kijabensis James, 1934
Eriococcus madeirensis Balachowsky, 1939
Eriococcus milleri Hoy, 1959
Eriococcus rusapiensis Hall, 1937
Eriococcus spurius Modeer, 1778European elm scale
Eriococcus stenoclini Mamet, 1950
Eriococcus thymelaeae Newstead, 1897
Eriococcus thymi Schrank, 1801Heather scale
Gossyparia spuria (Cockerell, 1899)⇒ Eriococcus spurius Modeer, 1778
Neoacanthococcus kaiseri Bodenheimer, 1929
Ovaticoccus agavium Douglas, 1888Agave Ovaticoccin
Rhizococcus cactearum Borchsenius, 1949
Rhizococcus devoniensis Green, 1896Heather scale
Rhizococcus heteroacanthos Balachowsky, 1927
Rhizococcus thymelaeae Newstead, 1897
Uhleria araucariae (Cooke, 1881)⇒ Eriococcus araucariae Maskell, 1879


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