A review of the genus Chrysomphalus Ashmead (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae) with descriptions of a new species and a new, related genus Author Smith-Pardo, Allan H. Author Evans, Gregory A. Author Dooley, John W. text Zootaxa 2012 3570 1 24 journal article 44099 10.5281/zenodo.282977 9856bd47-cee4-4b9c-963c-0d33b2786ca7 1175-5326 282977 68A889B1-51C1-40B2-A264-DE8AE782B94C Key to the species of the genus Chrysomphalus based on adult females 1a. Perivulvar pores absent (or with only 1 pair in some individuals of C. variabilis )................................ 2 1b. Perivulvar pores present............................................................................. 7 2a (1a). Prosoma heavily sclerotized; paraphysis between L2 and L3 with a double apex; perivulvar pores absent or with only 1 pair; only known on Santalum in Australia ..................................... C. variabilis McKenzie (in part) 2b. Prosoma not heavily sclerotized; paraphysis between L2 and L3 with a single apex; perivulvar pores absent.......... 3 3a (2b). L1 with rounded apices; thoracic tubercle present or absent; only known on Eucalyptus in Australia ................. 4 3b. L1 with trilobed apices; thoracic tubercle absent; not known from Australia nor on Eucalyptus ..................... 5 4a (3a). Thoracic tubercle present; second pygidial furrow each with 10-14 ducts in double rows..... C. rubribullatus Brimblecombe 4b. Thoracic tubercle absent; second pygidial furrow with less than 10 ducts in a single row.................................................................................................. C. trifasciculatus Brimblecombe 5a (3b). Plates anterior to L3 with clavate apices; L3 notched once on each side; only known on Prunus in China ................................................................................................... C . mume (Tang) 5b. Plates anterior to L3 with fringed apices; L3 with two or more lateral notches on each side........................ 6 6a (5b). L1 tri-lobed, with a notch on each side; prepygidial segments A1-A3 each with 2 macroducts; on orchids in the Philippines ............................................................................. C. nulliporus (McKenzie) 6b. L1 bi-lobed, with a notch only on lateral margin; prepygidial segments A1-A3 apparently lacking macroducts; only known on tea ( Thea ) in Madagascar .......................................................... C. aberrans (Mamet) 7a (1b). Prosoma heavily sclerotized, beset with fine irregular lines; only known from Australia .......................... 8 7b. Prosoma membranous, without sclerotized fine irregular lines; widespread species or those known from other regions.. 9 8a (7a). Thoracic tubercle absent; perivulvar pore groups each with no more than 2 pores; second and third pygidial furrows each with 10–14 ducts in single or double rows; first pygidial plate anterior to L3 entire; only known on Santalum from Australia ..................................................................... C. variabilis McKenzie (in part) 8b. Thoracic tubercle present; perivulvar pore groups each with 2 to 4 pores; second and third pygidial furrows with 14–16 ducts in double or triple rows; first pygidial plate anterior to L3 forked; various hosts in Australia .. C. fodiens (Maskell) 9a (7b). First two plates anterior to L3 with clavate apices....................................................... 10 9b. First two plates anterior to L3 with fringed apices...................................................... 13 10a (9a). Prepygidial segments lacking a dorsal cluster of 4 or more ducts; numerous hosts, widespread................................................................................................... C. dictyospermi (Morgan) 10b. Prepygidial segments with at least one segment with a cluster of 4 or more dorsal ducts........................ 11 11a (10b). Prepygidial segments A2 and A3 each with a submarginal dorsal cluster of ducts; pygidial furrows two and three each with ducts forming a single irregular row; numerous hosts, widespread.......................... C. bifasciculatus Ferris 11b. Only prepygidial segment A2 with a submarginal dorsal cluster of ducts; pygidial furrows two and three each with ducts forming 2 to 3 rows............................................................................... 12 12a (11b). Test including exuvia uniformly reddish-brown in color; numerous hosts, widespread.......... C. pinnulifer (Maskell) 12b. Test variable from pale black to purplish in color, with only exuvia reddish-brown in color; numerous hosts, widespread................................................................................ C. diversicolor (Green) 13a (9b). Prepygidial segment A2 with a dorsal cluster of 5 or more ducts along lateral margin; numerous hosts, widespread..................................................................................... C. aonidum (Linnaeus) 13b. Prepygidial segment A2 without a dorsal cluster of 5 or more ducts along lateral margin........................ 14 14a (13a). Second and third pygidial furrows each with 12-20 ducts; L1 notched only on outer margin...................... 15 14b. Second and third pygidial furrows each with less than 10 ducts; L1 notched on both margins or only on outer margin...... 16 15a (14a). Prepygidial segments A1, A2 and A3 with 3, 2 and 1 macroduct, respectively; on palms ( Arecaceae ) and Pandanus from Oriental and Pacific Island regions.................................................... C. propsimus Banks 15b. Prepygidial segment A3 with 2 or 3 macroducts; A2 with 0 or 1 macroducts and A1 without macroducts; on Nepenthes from Thailand ................................................................. C. nepenthivorus sp. nov. 16a (14b). Pygidium with 3 fringed plates present between L3 and L4, each with a pair of terminal processes; anal opening separated from base of L1 by less than 1.5x its diameter; paraphysis arising from medial angle of L1 subequal in length of that arising from anterior base of L1; on Cocos and Litsea from Seychelles .............................. C. ansei (Green) 16b. Pygidium with 4 fringed plates present between setae marking positions of L3 and L4, each without a terminal process; anal opening separated from base of L1 by more than 2x its diameter; paraphysis arising from medial margin of L1 about two-thirds length of that arising from lateral angle of L1; on Fabaceae in China .................... C. silvestrii Chou