A redescription of the monotypic felt scale insect genus Pedroniopsis Green (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Eriococcidae) from India and Burma
Author
Hodgson, Chris J.
Author
Williams, Douglas J.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4137
1
146
150
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4137.1.12
eb3acdb9-f8b1-43fe-8c2b-bbeb4663f8ac
1175-5326
262011
2069224B-9715-4056-8CFD-9A34B2084FF1
Pedroniopsis
Green
Pedroniopsis
Green, 1926
: 59
.
Type
species,
Pedroniopsis beesoni
Green
by monotypy and original designation.
Only a brief generic diagnosis is given because the genus is monotypic and the description of the species follows below.
Adult female oval, posterior end rounded without anal lobes. Antennae 3-segmented; frontal lobes absent. Legs well developed but small for size of body, claw with a denticle. Anal ring small, situated ventrally at posterior end, with pores and 6 setae. Marginal setae mostly truncate-conical with tip bifid. Dorsal setae similar to marginal setae but much smaller, usually with tip bifid. Microtubular ducts present, each with bilocular orifice. Reticulated plate-like sclerotisations present on dorsum and along margins of venter. Quinquelocular pores present on venter only.