| Diaspidini | |
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| Aulacaspis yasumatsui the cycad aulacaspis scale | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Diaspididae |
| Subfamily: | Diaspidinae |
| Tribe: | Diaspidini |
Diaspidini is a tribe in the armored scale insect family Diaspididae. 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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