Coccidae
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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 alate or apterous.[1]
Sub family[edit]
- Myzolecaniinae Hodgson, 1994
Genera in that Sub family:
- Akermes
- Alecanium
- Alecanopsis
- Cribolecanium
- Cryptostigma
- Cyclolecanium
- Halococcus
- Houardia
- Megasaissetia
- Myzolecanium
- Neolecanium
- Paractenochiton
- Pseudophilippia
- Richardiella
- Torarchus
- Toumeyella
- Xenolecanium
Commonly attacked by the fungus Hypocrella.
Genera[edit]
- Antecerococcus
- Aspidiotus
- Ceroplastes
- Coccus Linnaeus, 1758
- Eucalymnatus Cockerell, 1901
- Eulecanium
- Kilifia De Lotto, 1965
- Lecanium
- Metaceronema
- Milviscutulus
- Paralecanium
- Parasaissetia
- Parthenolecanium
- Phenacoccus Cockerell, 1902
- Protopulvinaria
- Pulvinaria Targioni-tozzetti, 1867
- Saissetia Deplanche, 1858
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ General and Applied Entomology: Hemiptera
- ^ KONDO, TAKUMASA; Prof. WILLIAMS M.L. (2001). "The Myzolecaniinae (Hemiptera: Coccidae): Old World vs. New World". Bollettino di Zoologia agraria e di Bachicoltura. II 33 (3): 125–128.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:872
Specimens with Sequences:771
Specimens with Barcodes:686
Species:313
Species With Barcodes:308
Public Records:449
Public Species:295
Public BINs:42
Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Coccidae