Monophlebus Guérin-Méneville

Watson, Gillian W., 2022, Towards identification of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of continental Africa: 2. Checklists and keys to six archaeococcoid families, Zootaxa 5105 (3), pp. 301-356 : 335

Genus Monophlebus Guérin-Méneville

Monophlebus is a genus of 12 species, three of which occur in Africa ( García Morales et al. 2016). Like the Indonesian genotype, M. raddoni (in West Africa) was described from a male so the morphology of the female is unknown ( García Morales et al. 2016).

Key to species of Monophlebus found in North Africa, adult females, based on Vayssière (1932).

1(0) Some of largest body hairs multi-branched. Lateral body margins with many setae longer and denser than elsewhere. Each trochanter with setae all fairly short. Inner side of tibia with about 10 short spines in addition to apical cluster.......... dumonti

- All body hairs unbranched. Lateral body margins with setae not markedly longer or denser than elsewhere. Each trochanter with 1 seta much longer than others. Inner side of tibia with about 5 robust setae in addition to small apical cluster.... hoggarensis