Pedroniopsis Green

Hodgson, Chris J. & Williams, Douglas J., 2016, A redescription of the monotypic felt scale insect genus Pedroniopsis Green (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Eriococcidae) from India and Burma, Zootaxa 4137 (1), pp. 146-150 : 147

Pedroniopsis Green

Pedroniopsis Green, 1926: 59 .

Type species, Pedroniopsis beesoni Green by monotypy and original designation.

Only a brief generic diagnosis is given because the genus is monotypic and the description of the species follows below.

Adult female oval, posterior end rounded without anal lobes. Antennae 3-segmented; frontal lobes absent. Legs well developed but small for size of body, claw with a denticle. Anal ring small, situated ventrally at posterior end, with pores and 6 setae. Marginal setae mostly truncate-conical with tip bifid. Dorsal setae similar to marginal setae but much smaller, usually with tip bifid. Microtubular ducts present, each with bilocular orifice. Reticulated plate-like sclerotisations present on dorsum and along margins of venter. Quinquelocular pores present on venter only.