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Coccidae  Fallén, 1814
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1234350

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Coccidae Stephens, 1829
 
  Common Name(s): soft scales [English]
 
    wax scales [English]
 
    tortoise scales [English]
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2024   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumHexapoda  – hexapods  
                   ClassInsecta  – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes  
                      SubclassPterygota  – insects ailés, winged insects  
                         InfraclassNeoptera  – modern, wing-folding insects  
                            SuperorderAcercaria   
                               OrderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 – true bugs, hemipterans  
                                  SuborderSternorrhyncha   
                                     SuperfamilyCoccoidea Fallén, 1814 – scales, mealybugs, coccids  
                                        FamilyCoccidae Fallén, 1814 – soft scales, wax scales, tortoise scales  
    Direct Children:  
                                           Genus Acantholecanium Borchsenius, 1949  
                                           Genus Acanthopulvinaria Borchsenius, 1952  
                                           Genus Akermes Cockerell, 1902  
                                           Genus Alecanium Morrison, 1921  
                                           Genus Alecanopsis Cockerell in Cockerell and Parrott, 1901  
                                           Genus Alichtensia Cockerell, 1900  
                                           Genus Allopulvinaria Brain, 1920  
                                           Genus Anapulvinaria Borchsenius, 1952  
                                           Genus Anopulvinaria Fonseca, 1972  
                                           Genus Antandroya Mamet, 1959  
                                           Genus Anthococcus Williams and Watson, 1990  
                                           Genus Austrolecanium Gullan and Hodgson, 1998  
                                           Genus Austrolichtensia Cockerell, 1902  
                                           Genus Aztecalecanium Kondo and Williams, 2004  
                                           Genus Bambusaecoccus Meng and Xing, 2022  
                                           Genus Bandamacoccus Hodgson, 2023  
                                           Genus Bodenheimera Bodenheimer, 1935  
                                           Genus Bombacoccus Kondo, 2010  
                                           Genus Bugandacoccus Hodgson, 2021  
                                           Genus Cajalecanium Gómez-Menor Ortega, 1965  
                                           Genus Cardiococcus Cockerell, 1903  
                                           Genus Ceronema Maskell, 1895  
                                           Genus Ceroplastes Gray, 1828  
                                           Genus Ceroplastodes Cockerell, 1893  
                                           Genus Chlamydolecanium Goux, 1933  
                                           Genus Cissococcus Cockerell, 1902  
                                           Genus Coccus Linnaeus, 1758  
                                           Genus Conofilippia Brain, 1920  
                                           Genus Couturierina Matile-Ferrero and Le Ruyet, 1985  
                                           Genus Cribrolecanium Green, 1921  
                                           Genus Cribropulvinaria Hodges and Martin, 2001  
                                           Genus Cryptes Maskell, 1892  
                                           Genus Cryptinglisia Cockerell, 1900  
                                           Genus Cryptostigma Ferris, 1922  
                                           Genus Cyclolecanium Morrison, 1929  
                                           Genus Cyphococcus Laing, 1925  
                                           Genus Dicyphococcus Borchsenius, 1959  
                                           Genus Didesmococcus Borchsenius, 1953  
                                           Genus Discochiton Hodgson and Williams, 2018  
                                           Genus Drepanococcus Williams and Watson, 1990  
                                           Genus Edwallia Hempel, 1899  
                                           Genus Ericeroides Danzig, 1990  
                                           Genus Ericerus Guérin-Méneville, 1858  
                                           Genus Eriopeltis Signoret, 1872  
                                           Genus Eucalymnatus Cockerell in Cockerell and Parrott, 1901  
                                           Genus Eulecanium Cockerell, 1893  
                                           Genus Eumashona Hodgson, 1973  
                                           Genus Eutaxia Green, 1926  
                                           Genus Exaeretopus Newstead, 1894  
                                           Genus Filippia Targioni Tozzetti, 1868  
                                           Genus Fistulococcus Hodgson and Martin, 2005  
                                           Genus Foldilecanium Kondo, 2011  
                                           Genus Hadzibejliaspis Koteja, 1978  
                                           Genus Halococcus Takahashi, 1951  
                                           Genus Hamonicoccus Mestre-Novoa and Kondo, 2018  
                                           Genus Hemilecanium Newstead, 1908  
                                           Genus Houardia Marchal, 1909  
                                           Genus Idiosaissetia Brain, 1920  
                                           Genus Illovococcus Hodgson, 2021  
                                           Genus Inglisia Maskell, 1879  
                                           Genus Insularicoccus Hodgson and Williams, 2018  
                                           Genus Kilifia De Lotto, 1965  
                                           Genus Kozaricoccus Avasthi and Shafee, 1984  
                                           Genus Lagosinia Cockerell, 1899  
                                           Genus Lecaniococcus Danzig, 1967  
                                           Genus Lecanochiton Maskell, 1882  
                                           Genus Lecanopsis Targioni Tozzetti, 1867  
                                           Genus Leptopulvinaria Kanda, 1960  
                                           Genus Lichtensia Signoret, 1873  
                                           Genus Luzulaspis Cockerell, 1902  
                                           Genus Maacoccus Tao, Wong and Chang, 1983  
                                           Genus Mallococcus Maskell, 1898  
                                           Genus Mametia Matile-Ferrero, 1978  
                                           Genus Marsipococcus Cockerell and Bueker, 1930  
                                           Genus Megalecanium Hempel, 1920  
                                           Genus Megalocryptes Takahashi, 1942  
                                           Genus Megapulvinaria Young, 1982  
                                           Genus Megasaissetia Cockerell, 1901  
                                           Genus Melanesicoccus Williams and Watson, 1990  
                                           Genus Membranaria Brain, 1920  
                                           Genus Mesembryna De Lotto, 1979  
                                           Genus Mesolecanium Cockerell, 1902  
                                           Genus Messinea De Lotto, 1966  
                                           Genus Metaceronema Takahashi, 1955  
                                           Genus Metapulvinaria Nakahara and Gill, 1985  
                                           Genus Millericoccus Avasthi and Shafee, 1984  
                                           Genus Milviscutulus Williams and Watson, 1990  
                                           Genus Mitrococcus Borchsenius, 1959  
                                           Genus Mohelnia Sulc, 1941  
                                           Genus Myzolecanium Beccari, 1877  
                                           Genus Nemolecanium Borchsenius, 1955  
                                           Genus Neoceronema Hodgson, 2021  
                                           Genus Neolecanium Parrott in Cockerell and Parrott, 1901  
                                           Genus Neolecanochiton Hempel, 1932  
                                           Genus Neoplatylecanium Takahashi, 1929  
                                           Genus Neopulvinaria Hadzibejli, 1955  
                                           Genus Neosaissetia Tao, Wong and Chang, 1983  
                                           Genus Neotoumeyella Kondo and Williams, 2009  
                                           Genus Nipponpulvinaria Tanaka, 2008  
                                           Genus Octolecanium Kondo in Kondo et al., 2005  
                                           Genus Palaeolecanium Sulc, 1908  
                                           Genus Paracardiococcus Takahashi, 1935  
                                           Genus Paractenochiton Takahashi, 1942  
                                           Genus Paralecanium Cockerell in Cockerell and Parrott, 1899  
                                           Genus Parapulvinaria Fonseca, 1969  
                                           Genus Parasaissetia Takahashi, 1955  
                                           Genus Parthenolecanium Sulc, 1908  
                                           Genus Pendularia Fonseca, 1927  
                                           Genus Perilecanium Fonseca, 1962  
                                           Genus Phalacrococcus Hodges and Hodgson, 2010  
                                           Genus Pharangococcus Hodgson and Matile-Ferrero, 2002  
                                           Genus Philephedra Cockerell, 1898  
                                           Genus Phyllostroma Sulc, 1942  
                                           Genus Physokermes Targioni Tozzetti, 1868  
                                           Genus Platinglisia Cockerell, 1899  
                                           Genus Platylecanium Cockerell and Robinson, 1915  
                                           Genus Platysaissetia Cockerell, 1901  
                                           Genus Poaspis Koteja, 1978  
                                           Genus Pounamococcus Henderson and Hodgson in Hodgson and Henderson, 1998  
                                           Genus Prionococcus Williams, Hodgson and Danzig, 2002  
                                           Genus Prococcus Avasthi, 1993  
                                           Genus Proteacoccus Lagowska and Hodgson, 2019  
                                           Genus Protopulvinaria Cockerell, 1894  
                                           Genus Pseudocribrolecanium Kondo, 2006  
                                           Genus Pseudokermes Cockerell, 1895  
                                           Genus Pseudophilippia Cockerell, 1897  
                                           Genus Pseudopulvinaria Atkinson, 1889  
                                           Genus Psilococcus Borchsenius, 1952  
                                           Genus Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti, 1866  
                                           Genus Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 1953  
                                           Genus Pulvinella Hempel, 1899  
                                           Genus Rhizopulvinaria Borchsenius, 1952  
                                           Genus Rhodococcus Borchsenius, 1953  
                                           Genus Richardiella Matile-Ferrero and Le Ruyet, 1985  
                                           Genus Rosahendersonia Vea and Grimaldi, 2015  
                                           Genus Saccharolecanium Williams, 1980  
                                           Genus Saissetia Deplanche, 1858  
                                           Genus Schizochlamidia Cockerell, 1899  
                                           Genus Sphaerolecanium Sulc, 1908  
                                           Genus Stenolecanium Takahashi, 1959  
                                           Genus Sterculicoccus Hodgson, 2008  
                                           Genus Stictolecanium Cockerell, 1902  
                                           Genus Stozia Marchal, 1906  
                                           Genus Suareziella Mamet, 1954  
                                           Genus Takahashia Cockerell, 1896  
                                           Genus Takahashilecanium Kondo in Kondo et al., 2005  
                                           Genus Tectopulvinaria Hempel, 1900  
                                           Genus Testudovestis Hodgson, 2021  
                                           Genus Tillancoccus Ben-Dov, 1989  
                                           Genus Torarchus Gullan and Stewart, 1996  
                                           Genus Toumeyella Cockerell, 1895  
                                           Genus Trijuba De Lotto, 1975  
                                           Genus Udinia De Lotto, 1963  
                                           Genus Umwinsia Hodgson, 1968  
                                           Genus Vitrococcus Hodgson, 1994  
                                           Genus Vittacoccus Borchsenius, 1952  
                                           Genus Waricoccus Brookes and Koteja, 1982  
                                           Genus Waxiella De Lotto, 1971  
                                           Genus Xenolecanium Takahashi, 1942  
       
                                         FamilyCoccidae Fallén, 1814 incertae sedis  
    Children with Uncertain Position:  
                                           Genus Alecanochiton Hempel, 1921  
                                           Genus Aphenochiton Henderson and Hodgson in Hodgson and Henderson, 2000  
                                           Genus Crystallotesta Henderson and Hodgson in Hodgson and Henderson, 2000  
                                           Genus Ctenochiton Maskell, 1879  
                                           Genus Dermolecanium Zavattari in Casazza, 1928  
                                           Genus Differococcus Granara de Willink, 1999  
                                           Genus Epelidochiton Henderson and Hodgson in Hodgson and Henderson, 2000  
                                           Genus Hallicoccus Kondo, 2007  
                                           Genus Kalasiris Henderson and Hodgson in Hodgson and Henderson, 2000  
                                           Genus Kenima Ben-Dov, 2001  
                                           Genus Magnococcus Granara de Willink, 1999  
                                           Genus Mariacoccus Hodgson and Williams, 2018  
                                           Genus Nagoyacoccus Tanaka, 2023  
                                           Genus Parafairmairia Cockerell, 1874  
                                           Genus Peculiaricoccus Granara de Willink, 1999  
                                           Genus Plumichiton Henderson and Hodgson in Hodgson and Henderson, 2000  
                                           Genus Poropeza Henderson and Hodgson in Hodgson and Henderson, 2000  
                                           Genus Pseudalichtensia Hempel, 1928  
                                           Genus Umbonichiton Henderson and Hodgson in Hodgson and Henderson, 2000  
       

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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Ben-Dov, Yair  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: A Systematic Catalogue of the Soft Scale Insects of the World (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)   
  Page(s): xxviii + 536   
  Publisher: Sandhill Crane Press, Inc.   
  Publication Place: Gainesville, Florida, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-877743-13-5   
  Notes: Flora & Fauna Handbook No. 9   
  Reference for: Coccidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Williams, D. J.  
  Publication Date: 2013   
  Article/Chapter Title: Family-group names in the scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) - a supplement   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, vol. 3616, no. 4   
  Page(s): 325-344   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5334   
  Notes: doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3616.4.2   
  Reference for: Coccidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Williams, Douglas John  
  Publication Date: 1969   
  Article/Chapter Title: The family-group names of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, vol. 23, no. 8   
  Page(s): 315-341   
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  Notes: Available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2313954   
  Reference for: Coccidae   
       

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