The Aclerdidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of South Africa

Compiled by Ian Millar

Biosystematics Division, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, P. Bag X134, Queenswood, Pretoria, 0121 South Africa

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Family: ACLERDIDAE

Five species of Aclerdidae occur in South Africa (Ben-Dov, 1977; Hodgson & Millar, 2002; McConnell, 1954). An electronic catalogue of the family Aclerdidae is available at the ScaleNet Internet site http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/scalenet/scalenet.htm.

Subfamily: Aclerdinae

1. Genus: Aclerda
   1. A. constricta Ben-Dov, 1977
   2. A. digitata (Cockerell, 1902)
   
   
2. Genus: Lecanaclerda
   1. Lecanaclerda macropoda Hodgson & Millar, 2002

Subfamily: Rhodesaclerdinae

1. Genus: Kwazulaclerda
   1. Kwazulaclerda loranthi Hodgson & Millar, 2002
   
   
2. Genus: Rhodesaclerda
   1. Rhodesaclerda insleyae Hodgson & Millar, 2002
   
   

REFERENCES

BEN-DOV, Y. 1977. New species of Aclerda Signoret (Homoptera: Aclerdidae) from southern Africa. Journal of Natural History 11: 371-376.

HODGSON, C.J. & MILLAR, I.M. 2002. A new subfamily, two new genera and three new species of Aclerdidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) from southern Africa, with a phylogenetic analysis of relationships. Systematic Entomology 27: 469 - 517.

McCONNELL, H.S. 1954. A classification of the coccid family Aclerdidae. Bulletin of the University of Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station A-75: 1-121.