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Eriococcidae  Cockerell, 1899
Taxonomic Serial No.: 109212

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Acanthococcidae Signoret, 1875
  
    Brachyscelidae Signoret, 1869
  
    Apiomorphinae MacGillivray, 1921
  
    Calyciococcinae Brain, 1918
  
    Eremococcinae Borchsenius, 1960
  
    Kuwaniinae MacGillivray, 1921
  
    Cylindrococcinae MacGillivray, 1921
  
    Eriococcini Cockerell, 1899
  
    Xerococini Tang and Hao, 1995
  
    Ovaticoccini Kozár and Konczné Benedicty, 2008
  
    Eriochitonini Hodgson, 1994
  
  Common Name(s): felt scales [English]
  
    eriococcid scales [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumHexapoda  – hexapods  
                   ClassInsecta  – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes  
                      SubclassPterygota  – insects ailés, winged insects  
                         InfraclassNeoptera  – modern, wing-folding insects  
                            SuperorderAcercaria   
                               OrderHemiptera Linnaeus, 1758 – true bugs, hemipterans  
                                  SuborderSternorrhyncha   
                                     SuperfamilyCoccoidea Fallén, 1814 – scales, mealybugs, coccids  
                                        FamilyEriococcidae Cockerell, 1899 – felt scales, eriococcid scales  
    Direct Children:  
                                           Genus Acalyptococcus Lambdin and Kosztarab, 1977  
                                           Genus Acanthococcus Signoret, 1875  
                                           Genus Aculeococcus Lepage, 1941  
                                           Genus Affeldococcus Henderson, 2007  
                                           Genus Alpinococcus Henderson, 2007  
                                           Genus Anophococcus Balachowsky, 1954  
                                           Genus Aolacoccus Gullan and Williams, 2016  
                                           Genus Apezococcus Ferris, 1955  
                                           Genus Apiococcus Hempel, 1900  
                                           Genus Apiomorpha Rübsaamen, 1894  
                                           Genus Ascelis Schrader, 1863  
                                           Genus Asiacornococcus Tang and Hao, 1995  
                                           Genus Balticococcus Koteja, 1988  
                                           Genus Borchseniococcus Kaydan and Kozár, 2008  
                                           Genus Bryococcus Henderson, 2007  
                                           Genus Bystracoccus Hodgson, Isaias and Oliveira, 2013  
                                           Genus Callococcus Ferris, 1918  
                                           Genus Calycicoccus Brain, 1918  
                                           Genus Capulinia Signoret, 1875  
                                           Genus Carphococcus D. Miller and Stocks, 2022  
                                           Genus Carpochloroides Cockerell, 1899  
                                           Genus Casuarinaloma Froggatt, 1933  
                                           Genus Chazeauana Matile-Ferrero, 1988  
                                           Genus Chilechiton Hodgson and D. Miller, 2002  
                                           Genus Chilecoccus D. Miller and González, 1975  
                                           Genus Choneochiton Hodgson, 2014  
                                           Genus Coxicoccus Kozár and Konczné Benedicty, 2008  
                                           Genus Cylindrococcus Maskell, 1892  
                                           Genus Cystococcus Fuller, 1897  
                                           Genus Dromedaricoccus Hodgson and D. Miller in Hodgson et al., 2011  
                                           Genus Dzumacoccus Hodgson, Germain and Matile-Ferrero, 2018  
                                           Genus Eremococcus Ferris, 1919  
                                           Genus Eriobalachowskya Kozár and Konczné Benedicty, 2008  
                                           Genus Eriochiton Maskell, 1887  
                                           Genus Eriococcus Targioni Tozzetti, 1868  
                                           Genus Eriogallococcus Hodgson and Magalhăes, 2011  
                                           Genus Exallococcus D. Miller and González, 1975  
                                           Genus Fimbriaticoccus Gullan and Williams, 2021  
                                           Genus Floracoccus Beardsley, 1974  
                                           Genus Fragorbis Hardy and Gullan, 2007  
                                           Genus Gedanicoccus Koteja, 1988  
                                           Genus Gossyparia Signoret, 1875  
                                           Genus Gossypariella Borchsenius, 1960  
                                           Genus Greenisca Borchsenius, 1948  
                                           Genus Gregoporia Danzig, 1979  
                                           Genus Heathcotia Hardy and Beardsley, 2011  
                                           Genus Hempelicoccus Kozár and Konczné Benedicty, 2008  
                                           Genus Hispaniococcus Kozár and Konczné Benedicty, 2008  
                                           Genus Hoheriococcus Henderson, 2006  
                                           Genus Hoyicoccus Williams and Kozár, 2009  
                                           Genus Hujinlinococcus Kozár and Wu, 2013  
                                           Genus Hypericicoccus Williams, 1961  
                                           Genus Icelococcus D. Miller and González, 1975  
                                           Genus Intecticoccus Kondo, 2006  
                                           Genus Jutlandicoccus Koteja, 1988  
                                           Genus Kaweckia Koteja and Zak-Ogaza, 1981  
                                           Genus Kotejacoccus Kaydan and Kozár, 2008  
                                           Genus Koteya Özdikmen, 2011  
                                           Genus Kuenowicoccus Koteja, 1988  
                                           Genus Kuwanina Cockerell in Fernald, 1903  
                                           Genus Lachnodius Maskell, 1896  
                                           Genus Lobimargo Hardy and Gullan, 2011  
                                           Genus Macracanthopyga Lizer y Trelles, 1955  
                                           Genus Macroporicoccus Nan and Wu, 2013  
                                           Genus Madarococcus Hoy, 1962  
                                           Genus Megacoccus Kosztarab and Kennedy, 1971  
                                           Genus Melzeria Green, 1930  
                                           Genus Montanococcus Henderson, 2007  
                                           Genus Neoacanthococcus Borchsenius, 1948  
                                           Genus Neoeriochiton Hodgson, 1994  
                                           Genus Neokaweckia Tang and Hao, 1995  
                                           Genus Neotectococcus Hempel, 1937  
                                           Genus Neotrichococcus D. Miller and Gimpel, 1999  
                                           Genus Noteococcus Hoy, 1962  
                                           Genus Olliffia Fuller, 1897  
                                           Genus Opisthoscelis Schrader, 1863  
                                           Genus Orafortis Hardy, 2006  
                                           Genus Orontesicoccus Kaydan, 2013  
                                           Genus Ourococcus Fuller, 1897  
                                           Genus Ovaticoccus Kloet, 1944  
                                           Genus Pedroniopsis Green, 1926  
                                           Genus Phacelococcus D. Miller, 1970  
                                           Genus Phloeococcus Hoy, 1962  
                                           Genus Poliloculus González, 2008  
                                           Genus Proteriococcus Borchsenius, 1960  
                                           Genus Pseudoacanthococcus Kaydan and Kozár, 2013  
                                           Genus Pseudocapulinia Hempel, 1932  
                                           Genus Pseudomontanococcus Kozár and Hodgson in Kozár et al., 2008  
                                           Genus Pseudotectococcus Hempel, 1934  
                                           Genus Rhizococcus Signoret, 1875  
                                           Genus Rhopalotococcus Williams, 2007  
                                           Genus Sangicoccus Reyne, 1965  
                                           Genus Scutare Brittin, 1915  
                                           Genus Sphaerococcopsis Cockerell, 1899  
                                           Genus Spiroporococcus D. Miller in D. Miller and McKenzie, 1967  
                                           Genus Stegococcus Hoy, 1962  
                                           Genus Stibococcus D. Miller and González, 1975  
                                           Genus Subcorticoccus Gullan, 1999  
                                           Genus Tanyscelis Hardy and Gullan, 2010  
                                           Genus Tectococcus Hempel, 1900  
                                           Genus Telmatococcus Gavrilov-Zimin and Przhiboro, 2016  
                                           Genus Tolypecoccus Hoy, 1962  
                                           Genus Uhleria Cooke, 1881  
                                           Genus Xerococcus Ferris, 1921  
                                           Genus Ypofloiococcus D. Miller and Stocks, 2022  
       
                                         FamilyEriococcidae Cockerell, 1899 incertae sedis  
    Children with Uncertain Position:  
                                           Species Apiomorpha beyeriae (Tepper, 1893)  
                                           Species Eriococcus laingi (Bodenheimer, 1953)  
                                           Species Erium frenellae Froggatt, 1916  
       

 References
       
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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Eriococcidae, eriococcid scales [English]   
       
  Source: ScaleNet, 4/2025, Database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: García Morales, M., B. D. Denno, D. R. Miller, G. L. Miller, Y. Ben-Dov, and N. B. Hardy. 2016. ScaleNet: A literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics. Database. doi: 10.1093/database/bav118. https://scalenet.info   
  Reference for: Eriococcidae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature  
  Publication Date: 1982   
  Article/Chapter Title: Opinion 1203: Eriococcidae Cockerell, 1899 conserved: type species designated for Eriococcus Targioni-Tozzetti, 1868 (Insecta, Homoptera)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 38, part 2   
  Page(s): 95-98   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0007-5167   
  Notes: Available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12228000   
  Reference for: Eriococcidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): McGavin, George C.  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bugs of the World   
  Page(s): 192   
  Publisher: Facts on File   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-8160-2737-4   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Eriococcidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Williams, D. J.  
  Publication Date: 2013   
  Article/Chapter Title: Family-group names in the scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea) - a supplement   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, vol. 3616, no. 4   
  Page(s): 325-344   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5334   
  Notes: doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3616.4.2   
  Reference for: Eriococcidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Williams, Douglas John  
  Publication Date: 1969   
  Article/Chapter Title: The family-group names of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, vol. 23, no. 8   
  Page(s): 315-341   
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  Notes: Available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2313954   
  Reference for: Eriococcidae   
       

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