Cryptostigma Ferris 1922
Creators: name: Kondo, Takumasa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coccidae
Cryptostigma

description: Key to the known first-instar nymphs of Cryptostigma Ferris   
1. Antennae 5 segmented.................................................................................................................................................. 2  
- Antennae 6 segmented.................................................................................................................................................. 7  
2. Dorsal setae in 2 submedian longitudinal rows............................................................................................................ 3  
 - Dorsal setae in 4 longitudinal rows ................................................................................. tuberculosum Kondo, sp. nov.   
 3. Mid-ventral setae present on all abdominal and thoracic segments; marginal setae in a double row of, those on dorsal surface sharply spinose, those on ventral surface flagellate ................................................... guadua Kondo & Gullan   
- Mid-ventral setae present on last 3 abdominal segments only; marginal setae in a single row, all sharply spinose.... 4  
 4. With 2 pairs of ventral submarginal setae on head region between eyes; trochanter without a very long setae........... ...................................................................................................................................................... C. silveirai (Hempel)   
- With 1 pair of ventral submarginal setae on head region between eyes; trochanter with a very long setae................. 5  
 5. Femur of each leg with 6 to 8 setae (rarely 4 or 5) ................................................................. longinoi Kondo, sp. nov.   
- Femur of each leg with 3 setae..................................................................................................................................... 6  
 6. Ventral submarginal setae on abdomen of 2 types: outer submarginal setae sharply spinose, inner submarginal setae slender; most marginal setae strongly bent...................................................................... rhizophilum Kondo, sp. nov.   
 - Ventral submarginal setae on abdomen all slender; marginal setae straight, not strongly bent...................................... .............................................................................................................................................. reticulolaminae Morrison   
 7. Dorsal setae absent ........................................................................................................................ biorbiculus Morrison   
- Dorsal setae present...................................................................................................................................................... 8  
8. Antennal segment III 2 or more times longer than antennal segment IV; femur with 4 to 6 setae.............................. 9  
 - Antennal segment III only slightly longer than antennal segment IV; femur with 9 or more setae............................... ............................................................................................................................................ chacoensis Kondo, sp. nov.   
9. With 1 pair of ventral submedian setae between meso- and metathoracic area......................................................... 10  
- Without a pair of ventral submedian setae between meso- and metathoracic area.................................................... 11  
 10. Femur with 5 setae; with no more than 1 microduct between each pair of submarginal setae on abdomen.................. ............................................................................................................................................ jonmartini Kondo, sp. nov.   
 - Femur with 4 setae; with 3 to 4 microducts between most pairs of submarginal setae on abdomen............................. ...................................................................................................................................... melissophilum Kondo, sp. nov.   
 11. Claw denticle present; femur with 4 setae; anal plates smooth......................................................... urichi (Cockerell)   
 - Claw denticle absent; femur with 4 or 6 setae; anal plates reticulated ...................................... inquilinum (Newstead)
description: Published as part of Kondo, Takumasa, 2010, Taxonomic revision of the myrmecophilous, meliponiphilous and rhizophilous soft scale genus Cryptostigma Ferris (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) 2709, pp. 1-72 in Zootaxa 2709 on page 10