Towards identification of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of continental Africa: 2. Checklists and keys to six archaeococcoid families Author Watson, Gillian W. text Zootaxa 2022 2022-03-04 5105 3 301 356 journal article 20341 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.3.1 797fca93-60bf-40ce-bb55-e5cb695f6356 1175-5326 6332761 187B04D7-4C35-4E27-9B2D-A616BF59F380 Genus Neomargarodes Green Neomargarodes is a genus of 16 species, six of which have been recorded from continental Africa. Neomargarodes erythrocephalus is known only from the male ( Foldi 1999 ; García Morales et al. 2016 ). The only available keys covering any of the species recorded from Africa are in Tang and Hao (1995) , Tang (2000 , in Chinese) and Borchsenius (1950 , in Russian). Key to adult females of some species of Neomargarodes found in Africa , based on Tang and Hao (1995) 1(0) Anterior claw with a heel, making it T-shaped; heel bowed posteriorly. Base of claw not produced.......... trabuti ( Fig. 4 ) - Anterior claw without a heel, making it Γ-shaped. Base of claw produced anteriorly as a globule............... aristidae