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Checklist for Family Margarodidae Newstead, 1901 (Cottony cushion scales)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
208
3733
19744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
146
3252
17632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
44
769
4369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
30
331
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMargarodidae
Newstead, 1901
Cottony cushion scales, Giant coccids, Giant scale insects
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
8 Genera with 10 Species
Dimargarodes Silvestri, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Eumargarodes Jakubski, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Heteromargarodes Jakubski, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Neosteingella1SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrophora Brandt, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Promargarodes Silvestri, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Steatcoccus1SpeciesTaxom
Steatococcus Ferris, 18963SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
10 Species
Dimargarodes meridionalis Morrison, 1927Centipede grass ground pearl
Eumargarodes laingi Jakubski, 1950Pink ground pearl
Heteromargarodes americanus Jakubski, 1965
Neosteingella texana
Porphyrophora hiemalis Cockerell, 1899
Promargarodes floridanus (Jakubski, 1965)⇒ Margarodes floridanus Jakubski, 1965
Steatcoccus brevisetosus
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