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.