The Coccidae are a family of

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 belonging to the superfamily

Coccoidea Scale insects are small insects of the Order (biology), order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient g ...

. 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 Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures. They include higher alkanes and lipids, typically with melting points above about 40 °C (104 °F), melting to give low ...

. 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 A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is expresse ...

or wingless.

Genera

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

Myzolecaniinae The Myzolecaniinae are a subfamily of scale insects belonging to the family Coccidae. 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 cov ...

** '' Akermes'' ** '' Alecanium'' ** '' Alecanopsis'' ** '' Cribolecanium'' ** '' Cryptostigma'' ** '' Cyclolecanium'' ** ''

Halococcus ''Halococcus'' (common abbreviation: ''Hcc.'') is a genus (biology), genus of the Halococcaceae. Ecology ''Halococcus'' is a genus of extreme halophilic archaea, meaning that they require high salt levels, sometimes as high as 32% NaCl, for o ...

'' ** '' Houardia'' ** '' Megasaissetia'' ** '' Myzolecanium'' ** '' Neolecanium'' ** '' Paractenochiton'' ** '' Pseudophilippia'' ** '' Richardiella'' ** '' Torarchus'' ** ''

Toumeyella ''Toumeyella'' is a genus of tortoise scales in the subfamily Myzolecaniinae of the true bug family Coccidae The Coccidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea. They are commonly known as soft scales, wax scale ...

'' ** '' Xenolecanium'' * ''

Antecerococcus ''Antecerococcus'' is a genus of scale insects. They are found worldwide but with greater abundance in the Old World. There are about 56 species: * ''Antecerococcus albospicatus'' * ''Antecerococcus alluaudi'' * ''Antecerococcus andamanensis'' ...

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Ceroplastes ''Ceroplastes'' is a genus of wax scales in the family Coccidae. There are more than 130 described species in ''Ceroplastes''. See also * List of Ceroplastes species, List of ''Ceroplastes'' species References External links

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Coccus A coccus (plural cocci) is any bacterium or archaeon that has a spherical, ovoid, or generally round shape. Bacteria are categorized based on their shapes into three classes: cocci (spherical-shaped), bacillus (rod-shaped) and spiral ( of whi ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Eucalymnatus'' Cockerell, 1901 * ''

Eulecanium ''Eulecanium'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Coccidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Australia and Northern America. Species: * '' Eulecanium albodermis'' Chen, 1962 * '' Eulecanium alnicola'' Chen, 1962 * ...

'' * '' Kilifia'' De Lotto, 1965 * '' Lecanium'' *'' Luzulaspis'' Targioni Tozzetti, 1868 * '' Metaceronema'' * '' Milviscutulus'' * '' Paralecanium'' Cockerell in Cockerell & Parrott 1899 * '' Parasaissetia'' Takahashi 1955 * ''

Parthenolecanium ''Parthenolecanium'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Coccidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Australia and Northern America. Species: * ''Parthenolecanium cerasifex'' (Fitch, 1857) * ''Parthenolecanium fletcher ...

'' Šulc 1908 * '' Physokermes'' Targioni Tozzetti 1868 * '' Protopulvinaria'' Cockerell 1894 * '' Pulvinaria'' Targioni-tozzetti, 1867 * '' Saissetia'' Deplanche, 1858

References

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