Dysmicoccus, Ferris, 1950

Zarkani, Agustin, Ercan, Cansu, Apriyanto, Dwinardi & Kaydan, Mehmet Bora, 2023, Studies on mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Indonesia, with description of a new species and three new country records, Zootaxa 5228 (2), pp. 157-172 : 164-165

Key to adult female Dysmicoccus found in Indonesia

(adapted from Williams 2004).

1(0) Cerarii numbering 7 pairs including frontal pair. Dorsal oral collar tubular ducts numerous, present in rows across most segments.......................................................................... D. boninsis (Kuwana)

- Cerarii numbering more than 7 pairs. Dorsal oral collar tubular ducts, if present, never forming rows across segments..... 2

2(1) Most cerarii without auxiliary setae...................................................................... 3

- Most cerarii with auxiliary setae......................................................................... 4

3(2) Ventral oral collar tubular ducts sparse, a few present in medial area of abdomen and on lateral margins of abdominal segment VI and posterior segments only, absent from head and thoracic margins.......................... D. carens (Williams)

- Ventral oral collar tubular ducts numerous, present in rows across most abdominal segments to lateral margin, and around lateral margins forwards to head and thorax............................................... D. arachidis Williams

4(2) With series of large oral collar tubular ducts, each about twice as wide as a trilocular pore, present around dorsal lateral margins............................................................................ D. lepelleyi (Betrem)

- Without a series of large oral collar tubular ducts around dorsal lateral margins.................................... 5

5(4) Anal lobe cerarii each containing a group of about 2‒7 conical setae............................................ 6

- Anal lobe cerarii each containing only 2 conical setae........................................................ 7

6(5) Oral collar tubular ducts absent from both dorsum and venter. Venter with a few multilocular disc pores..................................................................................... D. zeynepae Zarkani & Kaydan sp. n.

- Oral collar tubular ducts absent from dorsum but present on venter. Venter with numerous multilocular disc pores........................................................................................... D. finitimus Williams

7(5) Abdominal cerarii anterior to anal lobe pair, each with 2 conical setae except for an occasional cerarius with only a single conical seta.......................................................................................... 8

- Some abdominal cerarii, anterior to anal lobe pair, usually containing more than 2 conical setae....................... 9

8(7) Venter with marginal oral collar tubular duct present, at least as far anterior as thorax............ D. debregeasiae (Green)

- Venter with marginal oral collar tubular duct confined to abdomen............................. D. orchidum Williams

9(7) Dorsal setae on abdominal segment VIII, anterior to anal ring, longer than other dorsal setae, almost as long as anal ring setae................................................................................. D. brevipes (Cockerell)

- Dorsal setae on abdominal segment VIII, anterior to anal ring, shorter, about same size as other dorsal setae.............................................................................................. D. neobrevipes Beardsley