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Eriococcidae

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Description

Eriococcidae is a family of scale insects in the order Hemiptera. They are commonly known as felt scales or eriococcids. Each species is usually specific to a different plant host, or closely related group of hosts.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriococcidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4522	https://www.gbif.org/species/4522
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	227214	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=227214

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Eriococcidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Clareocercaria	Prokop et al. 2017
-	Acercaria
superorder	Pancondylognatha	Yoshizawa and Leinhard 2016
-	Condylognatha	Börner 1904
order	Hemiptera	Linnaeus 1758
suborder	Sternorrhyncha
superfamily	Coccoidea	Fallen 1814
family	Eriococcidae

Common Name

felt scale

Scientific Name

Eriococcidae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Eriococcidae	family	belongs to Coccoidea	stated with evidence	Koteja, 2000

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (7.7%)

First Recorded Appearance

93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. Koteja. 2000. Scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccinea) from Upper Cretaceous New Jersey amber. In D. Grimaldi (ed.), Studies on Fossils in Amber, with Particular Reference to the Cretaceous of New Jersey

Common Name(s)

Viltluizen, Felt Scale, Bark Crevice Scale Insects, Felt Scales, Eriococcid Scales, Filtsköldlöss

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriococcidae

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Acalyptococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Aculeococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Affeldococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Alpinococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Aolacoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Apezococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Apiococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Apiomorpha genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ascelis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Asiacornococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Atriplicia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Balticococcus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Borchseniococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bryococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Calycicoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulinia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Carpochloroides genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Casuarinaloma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chazeauana genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chilechiton genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chilecoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Choneochiton genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cornoculus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cryptococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cylindrococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cystococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dzumacoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Echinogalla genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eriochiton genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eriococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Exallococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Floracoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gallacoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gedanicoccus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Gossypariella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Greenisca genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hempelicoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hoheriococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hypericicoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Icelococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Intecticoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Jutlandicoccus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Keithia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Kotejacoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Koteya ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Kuenowicoccus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Kuwanina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lachnodius genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macracanthopyga genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Madarococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Megacoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Melzeria genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Montanococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neoacanthococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neoeriochiton genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neotectococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neotrichococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Noteococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Olliffia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Opisthoscelis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Oregmopyga genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ourococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ovaticoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pedroniopsis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phacelococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phloeococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Proteriococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudocapulinia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudochermes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudomontanococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudotectococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhizococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhopalotococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sangicoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Scutare genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sisyrococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sphaerococcopsis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Spiroporococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stegococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stibococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Subcorticoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tanyscelis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tectococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tolypecoccus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tychea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ulheria genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Xerococcus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
2000	Eriococcidae Koteja p. 181
2015	Eriococcidae Vea and Grimaldi p. 64

References

Koteja J. (2000) Scale insects (Hemiptera, Coccinea) from Upper Cretaceous New Jersey amber, Studies on Fossils in Amber, with Particular Reference to the Cretaceous of New Jersey, 147-229

Vea I. M., Grimaldi D. A. (2015) Diverse new scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in amber from the Cretaceous and Eocene with a phylogenetic framework for fossil Coccoidea, American Museum Novitates 3823, 1-80

Gärdenfors, Ulf, Hall, Ragnar, Hallingbäck, Tomas, Hansson, Hans G. & Hedström, Lars (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj. ArtDatabanken Rapporterar 5, ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. (reviderad excelfil med svenska djurfamiljer). - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

McGavin, George C., 1993: null. Bugs of the World. 192. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

insectoid.info (2016) http://insectoid.info/ - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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