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Ortheziidae  Amyot and Serville, 1843
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1256450

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Ortheziidae Green, 1896
  
    Carayonemidae Richard, 1986
  
    Carayoneminae Richard, 1986
  
    Foldicoccinae Kozár in Kozár and Konczné Benedicty, 2000
  
    Mahunkacoccinae Kozár in Kozár and Konczné Benedicty, 2000
  
    Newsteadiinae Kozár, 2004
  
    Nipponortheziinae Kozár, 2004
  
    Ortheziolinae Kozár, 2004
  
    Arctortheziini Kozár, 2004
  
    Barbenigmini Powell and Miller in Powell, Miller and Keller, 2024
  
    Matileortheziolini Kozár, 2004
  
    Ortheziolacoccini Kozár, 2004
  
    Ortheziolamametiini Kozár, 2004
  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  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  
                                        FamilyOrtheziidae Amyot and Serville, 1843  
    Direct Children:  
                                           Genus Acropygorthezia LaPolla and Miller in LaPolla et al., 2008  
                                           Genus Arctorthezia Cockerell, 1902  
                                           Genus Baloghicoccus Kozár in Kozár and Konczné Benedicty, 2000  
                                           Genus Barbenigma Powell and Miller in Powell, Miller and Keller, 2024  
                                           Genus Burmorthezia Vea and Grimaldi, 2012  
                                           Genus Carayonema Richard, 1986  
                                           Genus Cretorthezia Koteja and Azar, 2008  
                                           Genus Foldicoccus Kozár in Kozár and Konczné Benedicty, 2000  
                                           Genus Graminorthezia Kozár, 2004  
                                           Genus Insignorthezia Kozár, 2004  
                                           Genus Jermycoccus Koteja and Konczné Benedicty, 2002  
                                           Genus Mahunkacoccus Kozár in Kozár and Konczné Benedicty, 2000  
                                           Genus Matileortheziola Kozár and Foldi, 2000  
                                           Genus Mixorthezia H. Morrison, 1925  
                                           Genus Neomixorthezia Kozár, 2004  
                                           Genus Neonipponorthezia Kozár, 2004  
                                           Genus Newsteadia Green, 1902 – Newcomber's ensign scale 
                                           Genus Nipponorthezia Kuwana, 1916  
                                           Genus Nipponorthezinella Kozár, 2004  
                                           Genus Ochyrocoris Menge, 1856  
                                           Genus Orthezia Bosc, 1784  
                                           Genus Orthezinella Silvestri, 1924  
                                           Genus Ortheziola Sulc, 1895  
                                           Genus Ortheziolacoccus Kozár, 2004  
                                           Genus Ortheziolamameti Kozár, 2004  
                                           Genus Palaeonewsteadia Koteja, 1987  
                                           Genus Praelongorthezia Kozár, 2004  
                                           Genus Protorthezia Koteja, 1987  
                                           Genus Wathondara Wang et al., 2015  
       
                                         FamilyOrtheziidae Amyot and Serville, 1843 incertae sedis  
    Children with Uncertain Position:  
                                           Species Praelongorthezia americana (Walker, 1852)  
       

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  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: Ortheziidae   
       
  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: Ortheziidae   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Originally as (unranked) 'Groupe' Orthézides, for two genera (Callipappus & Orthezia), a family-group name with the stem Orthezi-, within the 'famille' Phytadelges  
 

 

    

 
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