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''Melanaspis'' is a genus of armoured scales in the 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 ...
. There are more than 60 described species in ''Melanaspis''.


Species

These 68 species belong to the genus ''Melanaspis'': * ''
Melanaspis araucariae ''Melanaspis'' is a genus of armoured scales in the family Diaspididae. There are more than 60 described species in ''Melanaspis''. Species These 68 species belong to the genus ''Melanaspis'': * '' Melanaspis araucariae'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) ...
'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis aristotelesi'' Lepage & Giannotti, 1944 (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis arnaldoi'' (Costa Lima, 1924) (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis artemisiae'' Mamet, 1959 (Madagascar) * '' Melanaspis arundinariae'' Deitz & Davidson, 1986 (United States) * '' Melanaspis bolivari'' Balachowsky, 1959 (Colombia) * '' Melanaspis bondari'' Lepage & Giannotti, 1943 (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis bromiliae'' (Leonardi, 1899) (ananas scale) * '' Melanaspis calura'' (Cockerell, 1898) * '' Melanaspis casuarinae'' Mamet, 1954 (Madagascar) * '' Melanaspis chrysobalani'' (Leonardi, 1914) (Africa) * '' Melanaspis coccolobae'' Ferris, 1943 (the Americas) * '' Melanaspis corticosa'' (Brain, 1919) (South African Obscure Scale) (Mozambique, Guinea, South Africa, Zimbabwe) * '' Melanaspis cubensis'' Deitz & Davidson, 1986 (Cuba) * '' Melanaspis deklei'' Deitz & Davidson, 1986 (United States, Mexico) * '' Melanaspis delicata'' Ferris, 1941 (United States) * '' Melanaspis deliquescens'' Ferris, 1941 (Mexico, United States) * '' Melanaspis eglandulosa'' (Lindinger in: Brick, 1909) (Panama, Guatemala) * '' Melanaspis elaeagni'' McKenzie, 1957 (Black elaegnus scale) (Central and North America) * '' Melanaspis enceliae'' (Ferris, 1921) (Mexico) * '' Melanaspis figueiredoi'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis frankiniae'' Ferris, 1941 (Mexico) * '' Melanaspis fucata'' Ferris, 1941 (Mexico) * ''
Melanaspis glomerata ''Melanaspis glomerata'', the sugarcane scale or black scale, is a species of armoured scale insect in the family Diaspididae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent where it is a serious pest of sugarcane. Description When first hatched, the ...
'' (Green, 1903) (black araucaria scale) (Pakistan, India) * '' Melanaspis indurata'' (Ferris, 1921) (Mexico) * ''
Melanaspis inopinata ''Melanaspis'' is a genus of armoured scales in the family Diaspididae. There are more than 60 described species in ''Melanaspis''. Species These 68 species belong to the genus ''Melanaspis'': * ''Melanaspis araucariae'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) ...
'' (Leonardi, 1913) (Europe, western Asia) * ''
Melanaspis jaboticabae ''Melanaspis'' is a genus of armoured scales in the family Diaspididae. There are more than 60 described species in ''Melanaspis''. Species These 68 species belong to the genus ''Melanaspis'': * ''Melanaspis araucariae'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) ...
'' (Hempel, 1918) (Brazil) * ''
Melanaspis jamaicensis ''Melanaspis'' is a genus of armoured scales in the family Diaspididae. There are more than 60 described species in ''Melanaspis''. Species These 68 species belong to the genus ''Melanaspis'': * ''Melanaspis araucariae'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) ...
'' Davidson, 1970 (United States) * ''
Melanaspis latipyga ''Melanaspis'' is a genus of armoured scales in the family Diaspididae. There are more than 60 described species in ''Melanaspis''. Species These 68 species belong to the genus ''Melanaspis'': * ''Melanaspis araucariae'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) ...
'' Ferris, 1941 (Central and North America) * ''
Melanaspis leivasi ''Melanaspis'' is a genus of armoured scales in the family Diaspididae. There are more than 60 described species in ''Melanaspis''. Species These 68 species belong to the genus ''Melanaspis'': * ''Melanaspis araucariae'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) ...
'' (Costa Lima, 1924) (Central and South America) * ''
Melanaspis lilacina ''Melanaspis'' is a genus of armoured scales in the family Diaspididae. There are more than 60 described species in ''Melanaspis''. Species These 68 species belong to the genus ''Melanaspis'': * ''Melanaspis araucariae'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) ...
'' (Cockerell, 1898) (dark oak scale) (United States, Mexico) * '' Melanaspis lilloi'' Schneider, Claps, Wei, Normark & Normark, 2020 * '' Melanaspis longula'' Ferris, 1941 (Panama, Mexico) * '' Melanaspis louristanus'' Balachowsky & Kaussari, 1953 (Iran) * '' Melanaspis madagascariensis'' Mamet, 1951 (Madagascar, Angola) * '' Melanaspis marlatti'' (Parrott, 1899) * '' Melanaspis martinsi'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis mga'' * '' Melanaspis mimosae'' (Comstock, 1883) (Mimosa scale) (United States, Mexico) * '' Melanaspis monotes'' (Hall, 1929) (Zimbabwe) * '' Melanaspis nigropunctata'' (Cockerell, 1896) (Central and North America, Caribbean) * '' Melanaspis nothofagi'' Hardy & Williams, 2018 * '' Melanaspis obscura'' (Comstock, 1881) (obscure scale) (North America, Japan) * '' Melanaspis odontoglossi'' (Cockerell, 1893) (the Americas) * '' Melanaspis pedina'' Munting, 1969 (South Africa, Namibia) * '' Melanaspis phenax'' (Cockerell, 1901) (Zimbabwe, Guinea, South Africa) * '' Melanaspis philippiae'' Mamet, 1959 (Madagascar) * '' Melanaspis pinicola'' Deitz & Davidson, 1986 (Mexico, Guatemala) * '' Melanaspis pistaciae'' Hosseininaveh & Kaydan * '' Melanaspis ponderosa'' Ferris, 1941 (Panama, Mexico, Colombia) * '' Melanaspis pseudoponderosa'' Deitz & Davidson, 1986 (United States) * '' Melanaspis reticulata'' Ferris, 1943 (Mexico) * '' Melanaspis rhizophorae'' (Cockerell, 1899) (Mexico) * '' Melanaspis rotunda'' Ferris, 1943 (Mexico) * '' Melanaspis saccharicola'' (Costa Lima, 1934) (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis sacculata'' Ferris, 1943 (Mexico) * '' Melanaspis sansevii'' Mamet, 1959 (Madagascar) * '' Melanaspis santensis'' Lepage, 1942 (Brazil) * '' Melanaspis sitreana'' (Hempel, 1932) (Chile) * '' Melanaspis smilacis'' (Comstock, 1883) (Smilax scale) * '' Melanaspis squamea'' Ferris, 1943 (Panama, Guatemala, Mexico) * '' Melanaspis sulcata'' Ferris, 1943 * '' Melanaspis targionoides'' Schneider, Claps, Wei, Normark & Normark, 2020 * '' Melanaspis tenax'' McKenzie, 1944 (the Americas) * '' Melanaspis tenebricosa'' (Comstock, 1881) (gloomy scale) (Panama, United States, Mexico) * '' Melanaspis tricuspis'' Ferris, 1941 (Mexico) * '' Melanaspis vilardeboi'' Balachowsky, 1953 (Guinea) * '' Melanaspis williamsi'' De Lotto, 1957 (Kenya)


References


External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q10580183 Diaspididae