''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured

scale insect Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the ...

s. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has been involved previously in die-offs in Indonesia. In July 2014, following a detailed morphological review, scientists announced that instead ''A. rigidus'', was to blame. ''A. rigidus'' has few natural predators in the Philippines which leads to the surging infestation.

Species

*'' Aspidiotus anningensis'' Tang & Chu, 1983 *'' Aspidiotus artus'' Munting, 1971 *'' Aspidiotus atomarius'' (Hall, 1946) *'' Aspidiotus atripileus'' Munting, 1971 *''

Aspidiotus beilschmiediae ''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has bee ...

'' Takagi, 1969 *'' Aspidiotus brachystegiae'' Hall, 1928 *''

Aspidiotus capensis ''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has bee ...

'' Newstead, 1917 *''

Aspidiotus cerasi ''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has bee ...

'' Fitch, 1857 *''

Aspidiotus chamaeropsis ''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has bee ...

'' Signoret, 1869 *''

Aspidiotus chinensis ''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has bee ...

'' Kuwana & Muramatsu, 1931 *''

Aspidiotus cryptomeriae ''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has bee ...

'' Kuwana, 1902 -

Sugi ''Cryptomeria'' (literally "hidden parts") is a monotypic genus of conifer in the cypress family Cupressaceae, formerly belonging to the family Taxodiaceae. It includes only one species, ''Cryptomeria japonica'' ( syn. ''Cupressus japonica'' L ...

scale *''

Aspidiotus destructor ''Aspidiotus destructor'', the coconut scale, is a species of armoured scale insect in the family Diaspididae, found in many tropical and subtropical parts of the world. It is a serious pest of coconut and banana, and attacks a range of other ...

'' Cockerell in Fernald, 1903 - coconut scale *''

Aspidiotus hedericola ''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has bee ...

'' Leonardi, 1920 *''

Aspidiotus nerii ''Aspidiotus nerii'' is a species of armored scale insect with the common names Oleander scale and ivy scale. The species are pests of citrus, sago palm, oleander, English ivy, and palm Palm most commonly refers to: * Palm of the hand, the cent ...

'' Bouché, 1833 - oleander scale, worldwide distribution, originated in Europe *''

Aspidiotus rigidus ''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has bee ...

'' Reyne, 1947 *''

Aspidiotus taiyuanensis ''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has bee ...

'' (Feng, 2011) *''

Aspidiotus zizyphi ''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has bee ...

'' Hall, 1929

Former species

* ''

Aspidiotus abieticola ''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has bee ...

Koroneos, 1934 synonym for '' Dynaspidiotus abieticola (Koroneos, 1934) * ''

Aspidiotus hederae ''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has bee ...

'' Leonardi, 1898 synonym for ''

'' Bouché, 1833 * ''

Aspidiotus ostreaeformis ''Aspidiotus'' is a genus of armoured scale insects. It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests. ''A. destructor'' was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has bee ...

'' Curtis, 1843 synonym for '' Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis'' (Curtis, 1843)

References

Endemic fauna of the Philippines Aspidiotina Sternorrhyncha genera {{Diaspididae-stub