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Checklist for Family Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875 (giant scale)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
116
1007
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
89
907
1768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
25
242
603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
16
157
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMonophlebidae
Signoret, 1875
Giant scale, Giant Scale Insects, Giant scales
7
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
7 Genera with 19 Species
Drosicha Walker, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Hemaspidoproctus Morrison, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Icerya Signoret, 1909cottony cushion scales6SpeciesTaxom
Labioproctus Green, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Nietnera Green, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Perissopneumon Newstead, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Walkeriana Signoret, 19224SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Drosicha contrahens Walker, 1858Desert milkweed
Drosicha quadricaudata Green, 1922
Drosicha variegata Green, 1922
Hemaspidoproctus cinereus Green, 1922
Hemaspidoproctus euphorbiae Green, 1896
Hemaspidoproctus senex Green, 1896
Icerya aegyptiaca Douglas, 1890Breadfruit mealybug
Icerya formicarum Newstead, 1897
Icerya pilosa Green, 1896Cinnamon woodfern
Icerya purchasi Maskell, 1879Australian bug
Icerya purchasi purchasi Maskell, 1878Cottony Cushion Scale
Icerya seychellarum (cristata New..., 1909)⇒ Icerya pilosa Green, 1896
Labioproctus polei (Green, 1922)⇒ Labioproctus poleii Green, 1896
Labioproctus poleii Green, 1896
Nietnera pundaluoya Green, 1922Dowell's woodfern
Perissopneumon phyllanthi Green, 1923
Walkeriana compacta Green, 1896Cinnamon woodfern
Walkeriana floriger Walker, 1858
Walkeriana furcatus Green, 1922
Walkeriana ovilla Green, 1922Dowell's woodfern

Subnodes of Monophlebidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
TribeDrosichini
Morrison, 1927
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeIceryini
Cockerell, 1899
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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