Abstract

The Superfamily Coccoidea (Hemiptera: Sternorryncha) or scale insects, contains many agricultural pests throughout the world. The last checklist for Turkey was published in 2007, and included 267 species in 12 families. Here we update the list which now has 359 species belonging to 134 genera in 18 families. These species mainly show a Palaearctic distribution. The family Diaspididae is the most abundant with 134 species in 42 genera, followed by Pseudococcidae with 101 species in 32 genera, and Coccidae with 67 species in 28 genera. The other families have: Eriococcidae (12 genera, 29 species), Asterolecaniidae (3 genera, 11 species), Kermesidae (2 genera, 11 species), Margarodidae (2 genera, 5 species), Monophlebidae (3 genera, 3 species), Matsucoccidae (1 genus, 2 species), Putoidae (1 genus, 4 species), Rhizoecidae (1 genus, 4 species), Cerococcidae (1 genus, 1 species), Leconodiaspidae (1 genus, 1 species), Dactylopiidae (1 genus, 1 species), Marchalinidae (1 genus, 1 species), Micrococcidae (1 genus, 1 species) Ortheziidae and (1 genus, 1 species) Phoenicococcidae (1 genus, 1 species).

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