Crypticerya

Unruh, Corinne M., 2008, A taxonomic review of the Crypticerya species (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae) of the southwestern United States and Mexico, including description of a new species from Baja California, Zootaxa 1759, pp. 1-42 : 8

Key to the adult females of Crypticerya treated in this paper (including C. genistae and C. minima )

1 Marsupium present; ovisac band absent.......................................................................................................2

- Ovisac band present; marsupium absent.......................................................................................................7

2 Tubercles on derm very long, each covered with robust setae....................................................................3

- Tubercles on derm very reduced or absent, not covered with robust setae ................................................. 4

3 Dorsal tubercles elongate, each with 3–7 robust setae on each apex and with several simple multilocular pores ............................................................................................................................................ C. bursera

- Dorsal tubercles short, stout, each with only 1 or 2 robust setae on each apex and lacking simple multilocular pores ............................................................................................................................... C. tuberculata

4 Dorsal surface densely covered with robust hair-like setae....................................................... C. mexicana

- Dorsal surface scattered with slender hair-like setae .................................................................................. 5

5 Anterior edge of marsupial band formed by a single sparse row of simple multilocular pores, without bare patches ................................................................................................................................... C. tabernicola

- Anterior edge of marsupial band formed by 3 or 4 contiguous rows of multilocular pores with or without submedial bare patches................................................................................................................................ 6

6 Anterior edge of marsupial band without submedial bare patches. Simple multilocular pores, each with a bilocular or trilocular centre of equal frequency, present on dorsal surface and in marginal clusters ........... .................................................................................................................................................. C. townsendi

- Anterior edge of marsupial band with submedial bare patches. Simple multilocular pores, each with a bilocular centre (rarely with a trilocular centre), present on dorsal surface and in marginal clusters............ ..................................................................................................................................................... C. morrilli

7 With 1 cicatrix present..................................................................................................................................8

- With 3 cicatrices present.............................................................................................................................. 9

8 Medial to submedial derm on head and thorax with clusters of hair-like setae....................... C. colimensis

- Derm on head and thorax lacking clusters of hair-like setae....................................................... C. palmeri

9 Body very small (length <2.5 mm). Setae and pores on dorsal surface very sparse; pores not forming a dorsal medial longitudinal row .................................................................................................... C. minima

- Body not especially small (> 2.5 mm). Setae and pores on derm not sparse; pores forming a dorsal medial longitudinal row.........................................................................................................................................10

10 Simple multilocular pores, each with a bilocular (rarely trilocular) centre, forming outer ovisac band. Setae in ovisac band very fine, with slightly flattened bases ( Fig. 5 H) ..................................... C. littoralis

- Simple multilocular pores, each with a bilocular or trilocular centre, forming outer ovisac band. Setae in ovisac band robust, with very rounded, elongate bases.............................................................................11

11 Hair-like setae and simple multilocular pores sparsely scattered on dorsal surface of head and thorax, forming a medial longitudinal row. Hair-like setae short (mostly 25–85 µm long) and scattered; longer setae (up to 250 µm long) restricted to marginal clusters. Setae in ovisac band with flattened to rounded bases and visible collars ( Fig. 13 F) ................................................................................................ C. rileyi

- Hair-like setae and simple multilocular pores densely covering dorsal surface of entire body, pores and setae most densely distributed in medial and submarginal longitudinal rows. Hair-like setae around margin and on dorsal surface very long (up to 450 µm long). Setae in ovisac band with very rounded bases, collars not visible ........................................................................................................................ C. genistae

Figures

FIGURE 5. Crypticerya littoralis adult Ψ. A. Antenna; B. Simple multilocular pore with bilocular centre and five outer loculi; C. Simple multilocular pore with trilocular centre and three outer loculi; D. Flagellate seta; E. Simple multilocular pore, similar to vulvar pore, with bilocular centre and six outer loculi; F. Simple multilocular pore, similar to vulvar pore, with bilocular centre and five outer loculi; G. Simple multilocular pore with bilocular centre and nine outer loculi; H. Flagellate seta present in ovisac band; I. Simple multilocular pore with trilocular centre and eight outer loculi; J. Hindleg; K. Vulvar multilocular pore; L. Anal multilocular pore; M. Abdominal spiracle; N. Simple multilocular pore with bilocular centre and seven outer loculi; O. Short hair-like seta; P. Long hair-like seta.

FIGURE 13. Crypticerya rileyi adult Ψ. A. Antenna; B. Simple multilocular pore with trilocular centre and three outer loculi; C. Flagellate seta; D. Simple multilocular pore with bilocular centre and nine outer loculi; E. Simple multilocular pore, similar to vulvar pore, with trilocular centre and six outer loculi; F. Flagellate seta present in ovisac band; G. Simple multilocular pore with trilocular centre and eight outer loculi; H. Hindleg; I. Simple multilocular pore with bilocular centre and four outer loculi; J. Vulvar multilocular pore; K. Abdominal spiracle; L. Anal multilocular pore; M. Simple multilocular pore with bilocular centre and seven outer loculi; N. Long hair-like seta; O. Short hair-like seta.