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Checklist for Family Margarodidae Newstead, 1901 (Cottony cushion scales)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
156
2255
14920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
106
1890
12926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
33
529
3206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
22
219
1116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMargarodidae
Newstead, 1901
Cottony cushion scales, Giant coccids, Giant scale insects
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
5 Genera with 7 Species
Dimargarodes Silvestri, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Heteromargarodes Jakubski, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrophora Brandt, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Promargarodes Silvestri, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Steatococcus Ferris, 18963SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
7 Species
Dimargarodes meridionalis Morrison, 1927Centipede grass ground pearl
Heteromargarodes americanus Jakubski, 1965
Porphyrophora hiemalis Cockerell, 1899
Promargarodes floridanus (Jakubski, 1965)⇒ Margarodes floridanus Jakubski, 1965
Steatococcus morrilli (Cockerell, 1914)⇒ Crypticerya morrilli Cockerell, 1914
Steatococcus plucheae Cockerell, 1896
Steatococcus townsendi Cockerell, 1896


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