Diaspidini is a tribe in the armored scale insect family

Diaspididae Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy protective scale beneath which it feeds on its host plant. Diaspidid scales are far mo ...

. The insects are highly invasive, and are significant economic pests found worldwide. Diaspidini contains three subtribes: * Chionaspidina (cosmopolitan except South America, 48 genera) * Diaspidina (cosmopolitan except Australasia, 13 genera) * Fioriniina (almost exclusively Old World, 64 genera) In addition, the following genera are classified as members of Diaspidini with uncertain placement to subtribe (incertae sedis): * '' Furchadaspis'' MacGillivray 1921 * '' Gadaspis'' Borchsenius 1949 * '' Ischnaspis'' Douglas 1887 * '' Nimbaspis'' Balachowsky 1952 * '' Prodiaspis'' Young 1984 * '' Pygalataspis'' Ferris 1921 * '' Roureaspis'' Takagi 1997 * '' Trischnaspis'' Ben-Dov 1974 Six additional subtribes have been recognized in the past. According to research published in 2019, * Protodiaspidina and Phenacaspidina are now included in Chionaspidina. * Augulaspidina and Kuwanaspidina are now included in Fioriniina. * The species formerly in Sclopetaspidina and Xerophilaspidina have been classified in various subtribes, tribes, and subfamilies.

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Hemiptera tribes Diaspidinae {{Diaspididae-stub