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Checklist for Family Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 (Mealy Bugs)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
89
591
1160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
67
526
1071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
20
134
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
11
71
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, Mealybug, Mealybugs
20
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
20 Genera with 29 Species
Antonina Signoret, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Antoninoides Ferris, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Bimillenia Matile-Ferre..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Chorizococcus Mckenzie, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Dysmicoccus Ferris, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Ferrisia Fullaway, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Formicococcus Takahashi, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Geococcus Green, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Heterococcus Ferris, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Maconellicoccus Ezzat, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Marendellea De Lotto, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Nipaecoccus Sulc, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Paracoccus Ezzat & McCo..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Phenacoccus Cockerell, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Planococcoides Ezzat & McCo..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Planococcus Ferris, 19907SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcus Westwood, 1961Spike Primrose2SpeciesTaxom
Rastrococcus Ferris, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Ripersia Signoret, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Trionymus Berg, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
29 Species
Antonina graminis (Maskell, 1897)⇒ Antoninoides parrotti Cockerell in..., 1903
Antoninoides parrotti Cockerell in..., 1903Felted grass coccid
Bimillenia plagiolepicola Balachowsky, 1930
Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell, 1893Chanchito Blanca De La Pina
Dysmicoccus grassii Leonardi, 1913Mealybug
Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893)⇒ Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962
Geococcus coffeae Green, 1933Brown Scale
Heterococcus nigeriensis Williams, 1961
Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green, 1908Grape
Marendellea harrisae Williams D. J., 1970
Nipaecoccus viridis Newstead, 1894Cotton mealybug
Paracoccus eastopi Williams, 1970
Phenacoccus hargreavesi Laing, 1925
Phenacoccus madeirensis Green, 1923Madeira mealybug
Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero, 1977Cassava mealybug
Phenacoccus solani Ferris, 1918Soft scale
Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898Cotton mealybug
Planococcoides njalensis Laing, 1929Cacao mealybug
Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813)⇒ Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905
Planococcus flagellatus De Lotto, 1961
Planococcus halli Ezzat & McCo..., 1956Hall's mealybug
Planococcus kenyae Le Pelley, 1935Coffee mealybug
Planococcus musae Matile-Ferre..., 1996
Planococcus planococcoides Borchsenius, 1962
Planococcus radicum Watson & Cox, 1990
Pseudococcus longispinus Targioni-Toz..., 1867Cotonet Longispino
Pseudococcus occiduus De Lotto, 1961
Rastrococcus invadens Williams, 1986Mango mealybug
Trionymus internodii (Hall, 1923)⇒ Trionymus perrisii perrisii Signoret, 1875

Subnodes of Pseudococcidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyPhenacoccinae
Šulc, 1944
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudococcinae
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhizoecinae
Williams, 1969
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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