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:
In addition, the following genera are classified as members of Diaspidini with uncertain placement to subtribe :Furchadaspis MacGillivray 1921Gadaspis Borchsenius 1949Ischnaspis Douglas 1887Nimbaspis Balachowsky 1952Prodiaspis Young 1984Pygalataspis Ferris 1921Roureaspis Takagi 1997Trischnaspis 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.