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Checklist for Family Margarodidae Newstead, 1901 (Cottony cushion 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
 
FamilyMargarodidae
Newstead, 1901
Cottony cushion scales, Giant coccids, Giant scale insects
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
8 Genera with 22 Species
Dimargarodes Silvestri, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Margarodesia Foldi, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Neomargarodes Green, 19226SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrophora Brandt, 19406SpeciesTaxom
Porypyrophora1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeraspis Giard, 01SpeciesTaxom
Steatcoccus1SpeciesTaxom
Steatococcus Ferris, 19085SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
22 Species
Dimargarodes tanganyicus Jakubski, 1965
Margarodesia desmieri Foldi, 1981
Neomargarodes aethiopicus Silvestri, 1938
Neomargarodes aristidae Borchsenius, 1949
Neomargarodes erythrocephalus Green, 1914
Neomargarodes hyparrheniae Hall, 1940
Neomargarodes pilosus Jakubski, 1965
Neomargarodes trabuti (Marchal, 1922)⇒ Neomargarodes aristidae Borchsenius, 1949
Porphyrophora buxtoni Newstead, 1917
Porphyrophora erythraea Silvestri, 1938
Porphyrophora hirsutissima Hall, 1924Egyptian carmine scale insect
Porphyrophora libica Silvestri, 1938
Porphyrophora parieli Vayssiere, 1920
Porphyrophora rhodesiensis Hall, 1940
Porypyrophora rhodesiensis
Sphaeraspis capensis
Steatcoccus euphorbiae
Steatococcus caudatus (Vayssiere, 1926)⇒ Crypticerya caudatus Newstead, 1917
Steatococcus euphorbiae Brain, 1915
Steatococcus gowdeyi Newstead, 1920
Steatococcus madagascariensis Mamet, 1951
Steatococcus theobromae Newstead, 1908


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