Eulecaniinae

Đurović, Gordana, Spodek, Malkie & Ülgentürk, Selma, 2024, Investigations on the immature stages of some species of Eulecaniinae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae), Zootaxa 5405 (4), pp. 451-494 : 491-492

Key to adult females of Eulecaniinae found in Ankara

1 Spiracular setae absent. On Picea (spruce)................................................. Physokermes piceae

- Spiracular setae and anal plates absent. Not on Picea ......................................................... 2

2 Spiracular setae numbering 2 in each spiracular cleft, with or without anal plates.................................. 3

- Spiracular setae numbering 3 in each spiracular cleft, with anal plates........................................... 4

3 Dorsum of each anal lobe with a large group of multilocular disc-pores and without anal plates. On Abies (fir)............................................................................................ Physokermes hellenicus

- Dorsum of anal lobe without multilocular disc-pores and with anal plates. On Rosa (roses)........................................................................................................... Rhodococcus perornatus

4 Spiracular setae unequal, with median seta clearly longer than lateral setae....................................... 5

- Spiracular seta lengths subequal, with median seta almost same length as lateral setae............................... ................................................................................................... 6

5 Dorsum with broad median band of discoidal pores mixed with hair-like setae. Tubular ducts absent.................................................................................................. Sphaerolecanium prunastri

- Dorsum with only a narrow median band of discoidal pores. Tubular ducts numerous on dorsum and in submarginal band on venter..................................................................... Palaeolecanium bituberculatum

6 Marginal setae of 2 types, hair-like and conical. Spiracular setae cylindrical, with apices swollen and blunt Eulecanium tiliae

- Marginal and spiracular setae all conical.................................................................. 7

7 Ventral multilocular disc-pores present on pro-, meso- and metathorax, also on abdominal segments... Eulecanium cerasorum

- Ventral multilocular disc-pores present on metathorax and abdominal segments only............... Eulecanium ciliatum