Paraputo, Laing, 1929

Li, Yuang, Zheng, Xinyi & Wu, San-An, 2024, A new species of Paraputo Laing (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) on Fagaceae from southern China, Zootaxa 5406 (3), pp. 474-480 : 479

Key to adult females of Paraputo species known from China (adapted from Zhang & Wu 2017)

1(0) Ventral margins of head and thorax with clusters of tubular ducts.......................... P. ficiphilus (Borchsenius)

- Ventral margins of head and thorax without clusters of tubular ducts............................................. 2

2(1) Anal ring bearing 6 setae............................................................................... 3

- Anal ring bearing more than 6 setae....................................................................... 6

3(2) Tubular ducts present in area between antennal bases and clypeolabral shield...................................... 4

- Tubular ducts absent from area between antennal bases and clypeolabral shield.................................... 5

4(3) Setae flanking anal ring noticeably longer than other dorsal setae; translucent pores present on hind coxa, femur and tibia..................................................................................... P. banzigeri Williams

- Setae flanking anal ring short, nearly same length as other dorsal setae; translucent pores present on hind coxa only.................................................................................... P. yunnanensis Zhang & Wu

5(3) Translucent pores present on hind coxa; venter of each anal lobe sclerotized................... P. albizzicola Borchsenius

- Translucent pores absent from hind coxa; venter of each anal lobe membranous.................. P. porosus Borchsenius

6(2) Cerarii numbering 5‒7 pairs...................................................... P. szemaoensis (Borchsenius)

- Cerarii numbering 11‒18 pairs........................................................................... 7

7(6) Cerarii numbering 17 pairs................................................................. P. gasteris Wang

- Cerarii numbering 18 pairs.............................................................................. 8

8(7) Translucent pores absent from hind coxa..................................................... P. comantis Wang

- Translucent pores present on hind coxa.................................................................... 9

9(8) Tubular ducts present between antennal bases; 8-segmented antennae.......................... P. platani Zhang & Wu

- Tubular ducts absent from between antennal bases; 6-segmented antennae........................ P. nanlingensis sp. n.