Hemiptera of Cyprus : Diaspididae Family
| Acanthomytilus sacchari | Diaspididae |
| Aonidia lauri | Diaspididae |
| Aonidiella aurantii | Diaspididae |
| Aonidiella citrina | Diaspididae |
| Aspidiotus hedericola | Diaspididae |
| Aspidiotus nerii | Diaspididae |
| Aulacaspis crawii | Diaspididae |
| Aulacaspis rosae | Diaspididae |
| Chionaspis salicis | Diaspididae |
| Chrysomphalus aonidum | Diaspididae |
| Diaspidiotus gigas | Diaspididae |
| Diaspidiotus lenticularis | Diaspididae |
| Duplachionaspis natalensis | Diaspididae |
| Dynaspidiotus britannicus | Diaspididae |
| Dynaspidiotus greeni | Diaspididae |
| Epidiaspis gennadii | Diaspididae |
| Gomezmenoraspis pinicola | Diaspididae |
| Hemiberlesia lataniae | Diaspididae |
| Hemiberlesia palmae | Diaspididae |
| Hemiberlesia rapax | Diaspididae |
| Lepidosaphes beckii | Diaspididae |
| Lepidosaphes conchiformis | Diaspididae |
| Lepidosaphes flava | Diaspididae |
| Lepidosaphes pistaciae | Diaspididae |
| Lepidosaphes ulmi | Diaspididae |
| Leucaspis knemion | Diaspididae |
| Leucaspis pusilla | Diaspididae |
| Leucaspis riccae | Diaspididae |
| Leucaspis signoreti | Diaspididae |
| Lineaspis striata | Diaspididae |
| Melanaspis inopinata | Diaspididae |
| Mercetaspis halli | Diaspididae |
| Parlatoria oleae | Diaspididae |
| Parlatoria pergandii | Diaspididae |
| Parlatoria ziziphi | Diaspididae |
| Salicicola pistaciae | 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 more substantial than those of most other families, incorporating the exuviae from the first two nymphal instars and sometimes faecal matter and fragments of the host plant.[1] These can be complex and extremely waterproof structures rather resembling a suit of armor. For this reason these insects are commonly referred to as armored scale insects. As it is so robust and firmly attached to the host plant, the scale often persists long after the insect has died.
Some African Diaspididae are attended by ants of genus Melissotarsus. The ants appear to consume the armored scales because Diaspididae are completely naked when ant-attended; the ant nest itself remains completely hidden under the bark of the tree.[2]