Ortheziolacoccus Kozár
Creators: name: Watson, Gillian W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Ortheziidae
Ortheziolacoccus

description: Genus Ortheziolacoccus Kozár
This is an African genus of 17 species, 16 of which occur in continental Africa (García Morales et al. 2016). They are found in plant litter on the ground and are of no economic significance (Kozár 2004).
Key to species of Ortheziolacoccus in continental Africa, based on Kozár (2004)
1(0) Antennal setae hair-like................................................................................ 2
- Antennal setae spine-like............................................................................... 7
2(1) Each thoracic spiracle with a concentrated group of multilocular pores nearby..................................... 3
- Each thoracic spiracle without a concentrated group of multilocular pores nearby, although scattered pores may be present. 4
3(2) Ventral area enclosed by ovisac band with transverse rows of multilocular pores complete. Medial areas of thorax mostly covered by large wax plates...................................................................... multisetosus
- Ventral area enclosed by ovisac band with transverse rows of multilocular pores broken medially. Medial areas of thorax mostly bare, wax plates small........................................................................ ethiopiensis
4(2) Ventral triangular wax plates between pro- and mesocoxa, and meso- and metacoxa present................... mahunkai
- Ventral triangular wax plates between pro- and mesocoxa, and meso- and metacoxa absent.......................... 5
5(4) Dorsum of prothorax with marginal wax plate separate from submedian wax plate........................... giliomeei
- Dorsum of prothorax with marginal and submedian wax plates fused............................................ 6
6(5) Each thoracic spiracle with a group of multilocular pores nearby. Ventral margin of body almost entirely covered in wax plates.......................................................................................... nelliae
- Each thoracic spiracle without any multilocular pores nearby. Ventral margin of body with substantial areas of bare cuticle......................................................................................... barrosmachadoi
7(1) Ventral triangular wax plates between pro- and mesocoxa, and meso- and metacoxa present.......................... 8
- Ventral triangular wax plates between pro- and mesocoxa, and meso- and metacoxa absent......................... 13
8(7) Each thoracic spiracle with a concentrated group of multilocular pores nearby................................. fercsii
- Each thoracic spiracle without any concentrated group of multilocular pores nearby, although scattered pores may be present ................................................................................................... 9
9(8) Multilocular pores near thoracic spiracles each with a trilocular centre.................................. angolaensis
- Multilocular pores near thoracic spiracles each with a single central loculus..................................... 10
10(9) Antennal segment I with clavate setae........................................................... benedictyae
- Antennal segment I without clavate setae................................................................. 11
11(10) Antennal setae strongly curved.................................................................... williamsi
- Antennal setae more-or-less straight..................................................................... 12
12(11) Apical antennal segment clavate. Ventral area enclosed by ovisac band with 2 sparse rows of clavate setae........ saringeri
- Apical antennal segment almost parallel-sided. Ventral area enclosed by ovisac band without rows of clavate setae. demeteri
13(7) Ventral wax plates containing thoracic spiracles each small and triangular, surrounded by large areas of bare cuticle............................................................................................... matileferreroae
- Ventral wax plates containing thoracic spiracles forming part of a band along margin.............................. 14
14(13) Dorsum of prothorax with marginal wax plate fused with submedian wax plate......................... ankazobeensis
- Dorsum of prothorax with marginal wax plate separate from submedian wax plate................................ 15
15(14) Ventral area enclosed by ovisac band with wide transverse bands of multilocular pores.......................... millari
- Ventral area enclosed by ovisac band with transverse single rows of multilocular pores.................. jermyi (Fig. 30)
description: Published as part of Watson, Gillian W., 2022, Towards identification of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of continental Africa: 2. Checklists and keys to six archaeococcoid families, pp. 301-356 in Zootaxa 5105 (3) on pages 349-350, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6332761