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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
62
313
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
54
280
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
13
76
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
7
53
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, Mealybug, Mealybugs
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
8 Genera with 10 Species
Dysmicoccus Ferris, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Ferrisia Fullaway, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Formicococcus Takahashi, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Heliococcus ?ulc, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phenacoccus Cockerell, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Planococcoides Ezzat & McCo..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Planococcus Ferris, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Rastrococcus Ferris, 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
10 Species
Dysmicoccus boninsis Kuwana, 1909Citrophilus mealybug
Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell, 1893Chanchito Blanca De La Pina
Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893)⇒ Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962
Heliococcus phaseoli Laing, 1929
Phenacoccus madeirensis Green, 1923Madeira mealybug
Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero, 1977Cassava mealybug
Planococcoides njalensis Laing, 1929Cacao mealybug
Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813)⇒ Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905
Planococcus kenyae Le Pelley, 1935Coffee mealybug
Rastrococcus invadens Williams, 1986Mango mealybug

Subnodes of Pseudococcidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyPhenacoccinae
Šulc, 1944
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudococcinae
2
4
Genera
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