Atheroides

Wieczorek, Karina, 2011, Descriptions of four hitherto unknown or little-known morphs of Siphini (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea: Chaitophorinae), Zootaxa 2756, pp. 53-60 : 57

Key to known alate viviparous females of the genus Atheroides

1. Dorsal hairs pointed................................................................................... 2

-. Dorsal hairs with pointed, forked, jagged or fan-shaped apices.................................................. 3

2. Antennae 0.68–0.70 mm long. Terminal process 1.25–1.28 times base. Antennal segment III with 2–3 short hairs and 2–4 rhi- naria. Cauda covered by abdominal tergite VIII......................................... A. doncasteri Ossiannilsson

-. Antennae 0.76–0.78 mm long. Terminal process 1.50–1.55 times base. Antennal segment III with 5–6 long hairs and 6–7 rhi- naria. Cauda not covered by abdominal tergite VIII............................................ A. hirtellus Haliday

3. Hairs of abdominal tergite VIII with pointed, forked, jagged or fan-shaped apices................... A. brevicornis Laing

-. Hairs of abdominal tergite VIII with pointed apices........................................................... 4

4. Antennae about 0.30 times body length. Terminal process as long as base. Empodial hairs pointed... A. persianus Wieczorek

-. Antennae 0.33–0.40 times body length. Terminal process 1.25–2.00 times base. Empodial hairs spatulate................................................................................................... A. serrulatus Haliday