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Checklist for Family Rhizoecidae Williams, 1969
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
260
7482
52861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
188
6619
45703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
54
1113
7308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
33
527
3252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRhizoecidae
Williams, 1969
9
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
9 Genera with 116 Species
Benedictycoccina Kozár & Foldi, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Brevicoccus Hambleton, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Capitisetella Hambleton, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Coccidella Hambleton, 194611SpeciesTaxom
Hambletonrhizoecus Kozar & Konc..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhizoecus Green, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Pygmaeococcus Mckenzie, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoecus Künckel, 194995SpeciesTaxom
Williamsrhizoecus Kozar & Konc..., 19702SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
116 Species
Benedictycoccina baloghi Kozár and Fo..., 2004
Benedictycoccina ornata Hambleton, 1946
Brevicoccus clavisetosus Hambleton, 1946
Capitisetella migrans Green, 1933
Coccidella advena Schneider an..., 2024
Coccidella boliviana Konczné Bene..., 2004
Coccidella ecuadorina Konczné Bene..., 2004
Coccidella globocula Hambleton, 1946
Coccidella hexapora Kaydan & Kon..., 2018
Coccidella kissbalazsi Konczné Bene..., 2004
Coccidella kozari Kaydan & Szita, 2018
Coccidella multipora Kozár and Fo..., 2004
Coccidella peruviana Kozár and Ko..., 2004
Coccidella poensis Hambleton, 1946
Coccidella theobromae Hambleton, 1946
Hambletonrhizoecus bitubularis Kozár and Fo..., 2004
Pseudorhizoecus bari Caballero an..., 2018
Pseudorhizoecus proximus Green, 1933Male fern
Pygmaeococcus morrisoni Mckenzie, 1960Morrison pygmy mealybug
Rhizoecus americana Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus americanus Hambleton, 1946Mealybug
Rhizoecus amorphophalli Betrem, 1940Mealybug
Rhizoecus andensis Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus angustus James, 1935
Rhizoecus apizacos Hambleton, 1976
Rhizoecus arabicus Hambleton, 1976Mealybug
Rhizoecus associatus Hambleton, 1946Associated mealybug
Rhizoecus atlanticus Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus bicirculus Mckenzie, 1967Trinity ground mealybug
Rhizoecus bituberculatus (Mckenzie, 1960)⇒ Ripersiella bituberculata Mckenzie, 1960
Rhizoecus boharti Mckenzie, 1960
Rhizoecus bolacis Williams, 2004
Rhizoecus boliviensis Konczné Bene..., 2007Bolivian mealybug
Rhizoecus brevirostris Hambleton, 1979
Rhizoecus cacticans (Hambleton, 1946)⇒ Rhizoecus pseudocacticans Hambleton, 1979
Rhizoecus caladii Green, 1933Blind mealybug
Rhizoecus californicus Ferris, 1953California ground mealybug
Rhizoecus campestris Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus chilensis Hambleton, 1976White ground mealybug
Rhizoecus coffeae Laing, 1925Coffee rhizoecus mealybug
Rhizoecus colombiensis Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus compotor Williams & G..., 1992
Rhizoecus costaricensis Konczné Bene..., 2007
Rhizoecus cyperalis Hambleton, 1946Viviparous ground mealybug
Rhizoecus demerarae Williams & G..., 1992
Rhizoecus dianthi (Green, 1926)⇒ Rhizoecus caladii Green, 1933
Rhizoecus disjunctus Mckenzie, 1967Unipored mealybug
Rhizoecus distinctus Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus divaricatus Hambleton, 1978
Rhizoecus eloti Giard, 1897
Rhizoecus eluminatus Mckenzie, 1960
Rhizoecus epicopus Williams, 1970
Rhizoecus epiphylli Ferris, 1953
Rhizoecus erikae Konczné Bene..., 2007
Rhizoecus falcifer (Bodenheimer, 1935)⇒ Lacombia dactyloni Bodenheimer, 1943
Rhizoecus favacirculus Hambleton, 1976
Rhizoecus floridanus Hambleton, 1973Florida ground mealybug
Rhizoecus globoculus Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus gracilis Mckenzie, 1961Slender ground mealybug
Rhizoecus graminis Hambleton, 1946Graminis ground mealybug
Rhizoecus granaradewillinkae Kaydan and S..., 2019
Rhizoecus hawaiiensis Hambleton, 1946Mealybug
Rhizoecus hibisci Kawai & Takagi, 1971Root mealybug
Rhizoecus insularis Hambleton, 1976
Rhizoecus iquitosi Konczné Bene..., 2007
Rhizoecus kelloggi Ehrhorn & Co..., 1901Kellogg mealybug
Rhizoecus keysensis Hambleton, 1979
Rhizoecus kondonis Kuwana, 1923Citrus ground mealybug
Rhizoecus kontschani Kaydan and K..., 2019
Rhizoecus ladoniae Hambleton, 1979
Rhizoecus latus Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus leucosoma Cockerell, 1901
Rhizoecus leucosomus (Cockerell, 1901)⇒ Rhizoecus chilensis Hambleton, 1976
Rhizoecus macgregori Hambleton, 1976
Rhizoecus maritima Cockerell, 1894
Rhizoecus maritimus Cockerell, 1894Sea-coast ground mealybug
Rhizoecus mayanus Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus menkei Mckenzie, 1962Menke rhizoecus mealybug
Rhizoecus mexicana Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus mexicanus Hambleton, 1946Mealybug
Rhizoecus microtubularis Konczné Bene..., 2007Mahunka hypogeic mealybug
Rhizoecus moruliferus Green, 1933Male fern
Rhizoecus nakaharai Hambleton, 1976
Rhizoecus nemoralis Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus neomexicanus Mckenzie, 1962
Rhizoecus neostangei Miller & McK..., 1971New Stange mealybug
Rhizoecus nitidalis Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus olmuensis Hambleton, 1978
Rhizoecus ornatoides Tang, 1992
Rhizoecus ornatus (Hambleton, 1946)⇒ Rhizoecus ornatoides Tang, 1992
Rhizoecus ovatus Hambleton, 1976
Rhizoecus palestineae Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus pauciporus Hambleton, 1976
Rhizoecus peripotaro Schneider an..., 2024
Rhizoecus poensis Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus polyporus Hambleton, 1976
Rhizoecus pritchardi Mckenzie, 1960
Rhizoecus pseudocacticans Hambleton, 1979Cacticans mealybug
Rhizoecus relativus Hambleton, 1976
Rhizoecus saintpauliae Williams, 1985Mealybug
Rhizoecus setosus Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus simplex Hambleton, 1946Mealybug
Rhizoecus solani Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus sonomae Mckenzie, 1960Brown's soil mealybug
Rhizoecus spicatus Hambleton, 1979
Rhizoecus spinipes Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus spinosus (Mckenzie, 1960)⇒ Rhizoecus kondonis Kuwana, 1923
Rhizoecus stangei Mckenzie, 1962
Rhizoecus subcyperalis Hambleton, 1976
Rhizoecus theobromae Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus totonicapanus Hambleton, 1946
Rhizoecus tropicalis Hambleton, 1976
Rhizoecus variabilis Hambleton, 1978
Rhizoecus vitis Borchsenius, 1949
Williamsrhizoecus coffeae Caballero an..., 2018
Williamsrhizoecus epicopus Williams, 1970


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