Coccidae

Family of true bugs

Coccidae
Green scale, Coccus viridis.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Coccoidea
Family: Coccidae
Genera

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Wax scale, Ceroplastes cirripediformis

The Coccidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea. They are commonly known as soft scales, wax scales or tortoise scales. The females are flat with elongated oval bodies and a smooth integument which may be covered with wax. In some genera they possess legs but in others, they do not, and the antennae may be shortened or missing. The males may be winged or wingless.[1]

Genera

There are >1,100 spp. in 171 genera worldwide.

  • Subfamily Myzolecaniinae
    • Akermes
    • Alecanium
    • Alecanopsis
    • Cribolecanium
    • Cryptostigma
    • Cyclolecanium
    • Halococcus
    • Houardia
    • Megasaissetia
    • Myzolecanium
    • Neolecanium
    • Paractenochiton
    • Pseudophilippia
    • Richardiella
    • Torarchus
    • Toumeyella
    • Xenolecanium[2]
  • Antecerococcus
  • Ceroplastes
  • Coccus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Eucalymnatus Cockerell, 1901
  • Eulecanium
  • Kilifia De Lotto, 1965
  • Lecanium
  • Luzulaspis Targioni Tozzetti, 1868
  • Metaceronema
  • Milviscutulus
  • Paralecanium Cockerell in Cockerell & Parrott 1899
  • Parasaissetia Takahashi 1955
  • Parthenolecanium Šulc 1908
  • Physokermes Targioni Tozzetti 1868
  • Protopulvinaria Cockerell 1894
  • Pulvinaria Targioni-tozzetti, 1867
  • Saissetia Deplanche, 1858

See also

References

  1. ^ General and Applied Entomology: Hemiptera
  2. ^ KONDO, TAKUMASA; Prof. WILLIAMS M.L. (2001). "The Myzolecaniinae (Hemiptera: Coccidae): Old World vs. New World" (PDF). Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura. II. 33 (3): 125–128. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-21.

External links

  • Images at BugGuide
  • Florida wax scale on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
  • Data related to Coccidae at Wikispecies
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Extant Hemiptera families
Cicadomorpha
Cercopoidea
(froghoppers)
Cicadoidea
(cicadas)
Membracoidea
Fulgoromorpha
(planthoppers)
Fulgoroidea
Aleyrodoidea
  • Aleyrodidae (whiteflies)
Aphidoidea
(aphids)
Coccoidea
(scale insects)
  • Aclerdidae
  • Asterolecaniidae (pit scales)
  • Beesoniidae (beesoniids)
  • Carayonemidae (carayonemids)
  • Cerococcidae (ornate pit scales)
  • Coccidae (soft scales)
  • Conchaspididae
  • Dactylopiidae (cochineals)
  • Diaspididae (armored scales)
  • Eriococcidae (felt scales)
  • Halimococcidae (pupillarial palm scales)
  • Kermesidae
  • Kerriidae (lac scales)
  • Lecanodiaspididae (false pit scales)
  • Margarodidae (cottony cushion scales, giant coccids, ground pearls)
  • Micrococcidae (Mediterranean scales)
  • Monophlebidae (giant scales)
  • Ortheziidae (ensign scales)
  • Phenacoleachiidae (phenacoleachiids)
  • Phoenicococcidae (palm scales)
  • Pseudococcidae (mealybugs)
  • Putoidae (giant mealybugs)
  • Stictococcidae (stictococcids)
Phylloxeroidea
  • Adelgidae (woolly conifer aphids)
  • Phylloxeridae (phylloxerans)
Psylloidea
Suborder Heteroptera (with Coleorrhyncha)
Dipsocoromorpha
Enicocephalomorpha
Enicocephaloidea
Gerromorpha
(semiaquatic bugs)
Gerroidea
Hebroidea
  • Hebridae (velvet water bugs)
Hydrometroidea
  • Hydrometridae (marsh treaders or water measurers)
  • Macroveliidae
  • Paraphrynoveliidae
Mesovelioidea
(water treaders)
Leptopodomorpha
Nepomorpha
(true water bugs)
Corixoidea
  • Corixidae (water boatmen)
Nepoidea
  • Belostomatidae (giant water bugs)
  • Nepidae (water scorpions, needle bugs)
Ochteroidea
  • Gelastocoridae (toad bugs)
  • Ochteridae (velvety shore bugs)
Aphelocheiroidea
Naucoroidea
  • Naucoridae (creeping water bugs)
Notonectoidea
  • Notonectidae (backswimmers)
Pleoidea
Peloridiomorpha
(Coleorrhyncha)
Cimicomorpha
Cimicoidea
  • Anthocoridae (minute pirate bugs or flower bugs)
  • Cimicidae (bed bugs, bat bugs)
  • Curaliidae (Curalium cronini)
  • Joppeicidae
  • Lasiochilidae
  • Lyctocoridae
  • Medocostidae
  • Microphysidae
  • Miridae (plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs)
  • Nabidae (damsel bugs)
  • Pachynomidae
  • Plokiophilidae
  • Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs)
  • Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel bugs, thread-legged bugs)
  • Thaumastocoridae (royal palm bugs)
  • Tingidae (lace bugs)
  • Velocipedidae
Pentatomomorpha
Aradoidea
  • Aradidae (flat bugs)
  • Termitaphididae (termite bugs)
Pentatomoidea
(shield bugs)
Coreoidea
Lygaeoidea
Pyrrhocoroidea
  • Pyrrhocoridae (red bugs, cotton stainers)
  • Largidae (bordered plant bugs)
Note: Coleorrhyncha are a different clade from Heteroptera. Heteroptera with Coleorrhyncha were referred to as Prosorrhyncha.
Taxon identifiers
Coccidae
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