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Checklist of Family Lecanodiaspididae Borchsenius, 1965 (False pit scales)
for America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1308
49520
421464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1302
49454
421283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1167
48637
416604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
256
7283
52243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
184
6422
45107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
54
1102
7160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
33
527
3239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLecanodiaspididae
Borchsenius, 1965
False pit scales, Lecanodiaspidids
4
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
4 Genera with 23 Species
Lecaniodiaspis Signoret, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Lecanodiaspis Targioni Toz..., 189219SpeciesTaxom
Psoraleococcus Borchsenius, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Virgulicoccus Lambdin & Ko..., 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
23 Species
Lecaniodiaspis quercus (Cockerell, 1896)⇒ Psoraleococcus quercus Cockerell, 1896
Lecaniodiaspis tessellata (Fernald, 1903)⇒ Lecanodiaspis prosopidis Maskell, 1895
Lecanodiaspis aescula (Williams & K..., 1970)⇒ Lecanodiaspis prosopidis Maskell, 1895
Lecanodiaspis albilineata Williams & K..., 1970
Lecanodiaspis americana (Lindinger, 1931)⇒ Virgulicoccus americanus Leonardi, 1911
Lecanodiaspis cremastogastri Takahashi, 1929
Lecanodiaspis dendrobii Douglas, 1892Orchid false pit scale
Lecanodiaspis hodgsoni Howell & Kos..., 1972
Lecanodiaspis ingae Howell & Kos..., 1972
Lecanodiaspis parthenii Howell & Kos..., 1972
Lecanodiaspis prosopidis Maskell, 1895Common pit scale
Lecanodiaspis quercus Cockerell, 1896
Lecanodiaspis rufescens Cockerell, 1893
Lecanodiaspis rugosa Hempel, 1900
Lecanodiaspis russellae Howell & Kos..., 1972
Lecanodiaspis tapirirae Ferris & Kelly, 1923
Lecanodiaspis thamnosmae Ferris, 1955Allen's thuidium moss
Lecanodiaspis varioseta Howell & Kos..., 1972
Lecanodiaspis variospina
Lecanodiaspis yucca
Lecanodiaspis yuccae Townsend, 1892Blue milkwort
Psoraleococcus quercus Cockerell, 1896
Virgulicoccus americanus Leonardi, 1911


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