Newsteadia Green, 1902

Vea, Isabelle M., 2014, Morphology of the males of seven species of Ortheziidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea), American Museum Novitates 2014 (3812), pp. 1-36 : 11

Newsteadia Green

Newsteadia Green 1902: 284–285 . Type species: Coccus floccosus De Geer, 1778 .

GENERIC DIAGNOSIS, based on adult male morphology: Head with dorsal midcranial ridge strong but fading posteriorly; ventral midcranial ridge strong and bifurcating posteriorly, compound eyes each with 30–50 ommatidia (vs.>60 and usually> 100 in other genera); prosternum with a triangular sclerotized area (vs. prosternal medial ridge in other genera), with wellsclerotized margins; scutellum without setae or pores but with smp; scutum with median area short, without hs near lateral margins; metathorax with metatergal setae and pores present, but without smp; wing shape rounded, with reduced venation compared to other Ortheziidae (subcostal and cubital ridges only present); alar lobe or fold absent; hamulohalteres absent (vs. present in Orthezia , Praelongorthezia , Insignorthezia , and Graminorthezia ); legs with long hs; abdominal tergite VIII without locular pores (vs. present other known genera); sternite VIII without pores or setae; apex of aedeagus widening at tip (vs. pointed in other known genera); sternite IX undiscernible from penial sheath (see Discussion), body completely lacking of lp (vs. present in all other known genera).