Description of the immature stages of Kuwanina betula Wu & Liu, with a discussion of its placement in the Acanthococcidae family group (Hemiptera: Coccoidea)
Author
Wu, San-An
Author
Nan, Nan
text
Zootaxa
2015
3926
4
576
584
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3926.4.7
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1175-5326
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Key to female instars of
Pseudochermes betula
.
1 Legs present; antennae with 6 segments................................................ first-instar nymph (
Fig. 1
)
- Fore and middle legs absent, hind legs replaced by pore plates; antennae with 3 segments............................ 2
2 Vulva present; body circular-oval; thoracic dorsum with tubular ducts on medial area; anal ring surrounded by a nearly circular sclerotized plate............................................................................. -adult female
- Vulva absent; body oval; thoracic dorsum without tubular ducts on medial area; anal ring surrounded by an inverted U-shaped sclerotized plate................................................................. second-instar female (
Fig. 3
)