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Checklist for Suborder Sternorrhyncha Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Aphids)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
36
91
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
32
87
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
5
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
5 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Diaspididae Maskell, 1878Armored scale insects3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915Mealy Bugs5SpeciesTaxom
Coccidae Stephens, 1829Soft scale1SpeciesTaxom
Aphididae Latreille, 1802Aphids1SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoecidae (Williams, 1969)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
10 Genera with 11 Species
Aonidia Targioni, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Delottococcus Cox & Ben-Dov, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Lichtensia Signoret, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Misericoccus Ferris, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Octococcus Hall, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Phenacoccus Cockerell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Protrama Baker, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcus Westwood, 1875Spike Primrose1SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoecus Künckel, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Rolaspis Hall, 18982SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aonidia rhusae Brain, 1919
Delottococcus confusus De Lotto, 1977Mealybug
Lichtensia polychaeta De Lotto, 1974
Misericoccus mallyi Brain, 1915
Octococcus africanus Brain, 1915
Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898Cotton mealybug
Protrama longitarsus longitarsus Ferrari, 1872
Pseudococcus viburni Signoret, 1875Californian mealybug
Rhizoecus falcifer (Bodenheimer, 1935)⇒ Lacombia dactyloni Bodenheimer, 1943
Rolaspis leucadendri Brain, 1920Silver-leaf-tree chionaspis
Rolaspis lounsburyi Cooley, 1898

Subnodes of Sternorrhyncha with occurrences in Cape Town
InfraorderAphidomorpha
Becker-Migdisova & Aizenberg, 1962
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales, Scales and Mealybugs
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sternorrhyncha (Amyot & Serville 1843)
Sternorrhyncha (Amyot & Serville 1843)


Links, sources and further information
Sternorrhyncha at artfakta.se
Sternorrhyncha at dyntaxa.se
Sternorrhyncha at itis.gov
Sternorrhyncha at marinespecies.org