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Diaspididae
Diaspididae (armoured scales)
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Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy protective scale beneath which it feeds on its host plant.
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Diaspididae
Genus
Abgrallaspis
(19)
Acanthaspidiotus
(1)
Acanthomytilus
(14)
Achionaspis
(2)
Achorophora
(2)
Acontonidia
(1)
Acutaspis
(18)
Adiscodiaspis
(1)
Adiscofiorinia
(3)
Afiorinia
(1)
Africaspis
(17)
Africonidia
(5)
Agrophaspis
(1)
Albastaspis
(1)
Aleucaspis
(1)
Alioides
(1)
Allantomytilus
(2)
Aloaspis
(1)
Ambigaspis
(1)
Amphisoma
(1)
Anaimalaia
(1)
Anamefiorinia
(2)
Anaspidiotus
(1)
Anastomoderma
(1)
Ancepaspis
(11)
Andaspis
(43)
Annulaspis
(2)
Anoplaspis
(2)
Anotaspis
(2)
Antakaspis
(1)
Aonidia
(42)
Aonidiella
(California red scale)
(32)
Aonidomytilus
(16)
Aspidaspis
(7)
Aspidiella
(8)
Aspidioides
(1)
Aspidiotus
(81)
Aspidonymus
(1)
Asymmetraspis
(1)
Augulaspis
(5)
Aulacaspis
(Scale)
(89)
(1)
Avidovaspis
(1)
Balachowskiella
(1)
Balaspis
(1)
Banahaoa
(1)
Bantudiaspis
(2)
Benaparlatoria
(1)
Berlesaspidiotus
(2)
Berlesaspis
(1)
Bigymnaspis
(3)
Caia
(1)
Cameronaspis
(4)
Carulaspis
(Juniper scale)
(7)
Cephalaspidiotus
(1)
Chentraspis
(1)
Chimania
(1)
Chinaspis
(1)
Chionaspis
(Scurfy scale)
(76)
Chlidaspis
(2)
Chortinaspis
(15)
Chrysomphalus
(Florida red scale)
(16)
Circulaspis
(4)
Clavaspidiotus
(3)
Clavaspis
(Scale)
(18)
Coccomytilus
(2)
Comstockiella
(1)
Contigaspis
(14)
Cooleyaspis
(1)
Coronaspis
(3)
Costalimaspis
(1)
Crassaspidiotus
(1)
Crassaspis
(2)
Credodiaspis
(1)
Crenulaspidiotus
(12)
Crockeraspis
(1)
Cryptaspidiotus
(3)
Cryptaspidus
(1)
Crypthemichionaspis
(1)
Cryptodiaspis
(2)
Cryptoparlatorea
(2)
Cryptoparlatoreopsis
(7)
Cryptophyllaspis
(3)
Cryptoselenaspidus
(1)
Cupidaspis
(2)
Cynodontaspis
(2)
Dactylaspis
(7)
Daraspis
(1)
Dentachionaspis
(10)
Dentaspis
(8)
Diaonidia
(2)
Diaphoraspis
(3)
Diaspidiotus
(Scale)
(88)
Diaspidistis
(2)
Diaspidopus
(1)
Diaspis
(Scale)
(57)
Diastolaspis
(1)
Diaulacaspis
(2)
Dichosoma
(1)
Dicirculaspis
(2)
Diclavaspis
(3)
Dinaspis
(11)
Discodiaspis
(6)
Doriopus
(1)
Ductofrontaspis
(3)
Dungunia
(1)
Duplachionaspis
(35)
Duplaspidiotus
(Scale)
(18)
Duplaspis
(1)
Dynaspidiotus
(24)
Emmereziaspis
(2)
Entaspidiotus
(4)
Epidiaspis
(14)
Epifiorinia
(1)
Eremiaspis
(2)
Eucleaspis
(2)
Eudinaspis
(2)
Eugreeniella
(1)
Eulaingia
(1)
Eulepidosaphes
(1)
Exuviaspis
(1)
Faureaspis
(1)
Felixiella
(1)
Fernaldanna
(1)
Ferreroaspis
(1)
Ferrisidea
(3)
Fijifiorinia
(2)
Finaspis
(1)
Fiorinia
(66)
Fissuraspis
(1)
Formosaspis
(5)
Fraseraspis
(1)
Froggattiella
(3)
Fulaspis
(4)
Furcaspis
(9)
Furchadaspis
(1)
Gadaspis
(4)
Galeomytilus
(1)
Galeraspis
(1)
Genistaspis
(1)
Geodiaspis
(1)
Getulaspis
(1)
Gomezmenoraspis
(1)
Gomphaspidiotus
(1)
Gonaspidiotus
(3)
Gramenaspis
(1)
Greenaspis
(6)
Greeniella
(13)
Greenoidea
(1)
Guineaspis
(1)
Guizhoaspis
(1)
Gymnaspis
(14)
Gynandraspis
(1)
Haliaspis
(11)
Heimaspis
(1)
Helaspis
(1)
Helenococcus
(1)
Hemaspidis
(1)
Hemiberlesia
(Scale)
(34)
(1)
Hemigymnaspis
(5)
Hovaspis
(1)
Howardia
(3)
Hulaspis
(3)
Hybridaspis
(1)
Hypaspidiotus
(2)
Icaraspidiotus
(1)
Ichthyaspis
(1)
Imerinaspis
(1)
Inchoaspis
(2)
Incisaspis
(1)
Ischnafiorinia
(3)
Ischnaspis
(7)
Kandraspis
(1)
Kochummenaspis
(1)
Koroneaspis
(2)
Kuwanaspis
(20)
Kyphosoma
(3)
Labidaspis
(1)
Laingaspis
(1)
Lapazia
(2)
Ledaspis
(9)
Leonardaspis
(1)
Leonardianna
(1)
Lepidosaphes
(Purple scale)
(159)
Leucaspis
(31)
Ligaspis
(2)
Lindingaspis
(Scale)
(24)
Lindingeria
(1)
Lineaspis
(3)
Lopholeucaspis
(6)
Loranthaspis
(1)
Madagaspis
(4)
Madaparlaspis
(1)
Magnospinus
(1)
Malleolaspis
(2)
Mammata
(1)
Mancaspis
(2)
Marchalaspis
(1)
Marginaspis
(2)
Maskellanna
(1)
Maskellia
(1)
Mauritiaspis
(2)
Medangaspis
(1)
Megacanthaspis
(5)
Megaspidiotus
(1)
Melanaspis
(63)
Melayumytilus
(1)
Mempelaspis
(1)
Mercetaspis
(12)
Mesoselenaspidus
(1)
Metandaspis
(2)
Microparlatoria
(2)
Mimeraspis
(2)
Mimusaspis
(2)
Mitraspis
(1)
Mitulaspis
(2)
Mixaspis
(1)
Mohelnaspis
(6)
Monaonidiella
(4)
Mongrovaspis
(1)
Moraspis
(1)
Morganella
(7)
Multispinaspis
(2)
Murataspis
(2)
Mycetaspis
(8)
Myrtaspis
(4)
Myrtophila
(4)
Namaquea
(1)
Namibia
(3)
Narayansaspis
(1)
Neochionaspis
(1)
Neoclavaspis
(2)
Neoischnaspis
(1)
Neoleonardia
(5)
Neoleucaspis
(1)
Neomorgania
(1)
Neoparlaspis
(1)
Neoparlatoria
(7)
Neopinnaspis
(3)
Neoquernaspis
(11)
Neoselenaspidus
(5)
Neparla
(1)
Nicholiella
(2)
Nigridiaspis
(1)
Nikkoaspis
(7)
Nimbaspis
(3)
Niveaspis
(12)
Notandaspis
(2)
Nudachaspis
(1)
Obtusaspis
(3)
Oceanaspidiotus
(5)
Octaspidiotus
(15)
Odonaspis
(Scale)
(30)
Operculaspis
(1)
Opuntiaspis
(3)
Osiraspis
(1)
Palauaspis
(1)
Palinaspis
(5)
Pallulaspis
(5)
Pandanaspis
(1)
Parachionaspis
(1)
Paradiaspis
(1)
Paraepidiaspis
(2)
Parafiorinia
(1)
Paraleucaspis
(5)
Parandaspis
(1)
Paranewsteadia
(1)
Paraonidia
(1)
Paraonidiella
(1)
Parapandanaspis
(1)
Paraparlagena
(1)
Paraselenaspidus
(2)
Parlagena
(4)
Parlaspis
(1)
Parlatoreopsis
(6)
Parlatoria
(Scale)
(68)
Parrottia
(1)
Pelliculaspis
(3)
Pentacicola
(3)
Phaspis
(1)
Phaulaspis
(1)
Phaulomytilus
(1)
Pinnaspis
(Scale)
(40)
Poliaspis
(10)
Poliaspoides
(3)
Porogymnaspis
(5)
Praecocaspis
(1)
Primaspis
(1)
Proceraspis
(1)
Prodiaspis
(1)
Prodigiaspis
(1)
Protancepaspis
(2)
Protargionia
(1)
Protodiaspis
(16)
Pseudaonidia
(17)
Pseudaulacaspis
(White peach scale)
(65)
Pseudischnaspis
(2)
Pseudodiaspis
(3)
Pseudoleucaspis
(2)
Pseudoparlatoria
(32)
Pseudoselenaspidus
(1)
Pseudotargionia
(13)
Pudaspis
(1)
Pygalataspis
(1)
Pygidiaspis
(1)
Quernaspis
(3)
Radionaspis
(1)
Ramachandraspis
(1)
Reclavaspis
(2)
Relhaniaspis
(1)
Remotaspidiotus
(8)
Rhizaspidiotus
(13)
Rolaspis
(17)
Rugaspidiotinus
(3)
Rugaspidiotus
(3)
Rugpapuaspis
(1)
Rungaspis
(3)
Rutherfordia
(3)
Sadaotakagia
(1)
Saharaspis
(1)
Sakalavaspis
(2)
Sakaramyaspis
(1)
Salaspis
(1)
Salicicola
(6)
Saotomaspis
(1)
Schizaspis
(1)
Schizentaspidus
(2)
Scleromytilus
(2)
Sclopetaspis
(3)
Scrupulaspis
(2)
Scytalaspis
(1)
Selenaspidopsis
(2)
Selenaspidus
(29)
Selenediella
(1)
Selenomphalus
(2)
Semelaspidus
(4)
Separaspis
(2)
Serrachionaspis
(1)
Serrataspis
(1)
Shansiaspis
(2)
Silvestraspis
(2)
Sinistraspis
(1)
Sinoquernaspis
(1)
Sishanaspis
(2)
Situlaspis
(5)
Smilacicola
(3)
Spinaspidiotus
(2)
Stramenaspis
(1)
Stringaspidiotus
(1)
Sudanaspis
(1)
Symeria
(2)
Taiwanaspidiotus
(2)
Takahashiaspis
(1)
Tamilparla
(1)
Tamuraspis
(1)
Tanaparlatoria
(1)
Targionia
(14)
Tecaspis
(11)
Tenuiaspis
(1)
Thoa
(1)
Thysanaspis
(3)
Thysanofiorinia
(2)
Tollaspidiotus
(1)
Triaspidis
(2)
Trichomytilus
(1)
Triraphaspis
(3)
Trischnaspis
(2)
Trullifiorinia
(5)
Tsimanaspis
(1)
Tsimbazaspis
(1)
Tulefiorinia
(1)
Ulucoccus
(2)
Umbaspis
(2)
Unachionaspis
(3)
Unaspidiotus
(1)
Unaspis
(Euonymus scale)
(18)
Ungulaspis
(3)
Varicaspis
(1)
Velataspis
(7)
Vinculaspis
(9)
Voraspis
(6)
Xanthophthalma
(1)
Xerophilaspis
(1)
Xiphuraspis
(2)
Yomaspis
(1)
Yuanaspis
(1)
Yunnanaspis
(1)
(...) = Species count
(...) = Endangered count
(...) = Invasive count
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