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Soft scales
Coccidae
Coccidae, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos), meaning "kernel" or "Kermes", 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 winged or wingless.
32 branches of this family, most-observed first
Coccinae
subfamilyCoccinae
Ceroplastinae
subfamilyCeroplastinae
Eulecaniinae
subfamilyEulecaniinae
Filippiinae
subfamilyFilippiinae
Myzolecaniinae
subfamilyMyzolecaniinae
Paralecaniinae
subfamilyParalecaniinae
Ctenochiton
genusCtenochiton
Epelidochiton
genusEpelidochiton
Cardiococcinae
subfamilyCardiococcinae
Eriopeltinae
subfamilyEriopeltinae
Kalasiris
genusKalasiris
Plumichiton
genusPlumichiton
Crystallotesta
genusCrystallotesta
Aphenochiton
genusAphenochiton
Phalacrococcus
genusPhalacrococcus
Umbonichiton
genusUmbonichiton
Stictolecanium
genusStictolecanium
Poropeza
genusPoropeza
Pulvinariscinae
subfamilyPulvinariscinae
Dicyphococcus
genusDicyphococcus
Mallococcus
genusMallococcus
Fistulococcus
genusFistulococcus
Platylecanium
genusPlatylecanium
Udinia catori
speciesUdinia catori
Nipponpulvinaria
genusNipponpulvinaria
Cissococcinae
subfamilyCissococcinae
Pseudopulvinariinae
subfamilyPseudopulvinariinae
Alichtensia
genusAlichtensia
Akermes
genusAkermes
Tectopulvinaria
genusTectopulvinaria
Dermolecanium
genusDermolecanium
Parafairmairia
genusParafairmairia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49456.