Odonaspis Leonardi 1897
Creators: name: Chen, Qian
name: Jian, Qian
name: Xing, Jichun
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Diaspididae
Odonaspis

description: Key to species of Odonaspis (adult females)
1(0) Perivulvar pores absent................................................................................ 2
- Perivulvar pores present............................................................................... 13
2(1) Posterior spiracles without disc-pores..................................................................... 3
- Posterior spiracles with disc-pores....................................................................... 4
3(2) Postvulvar sternite with microducts; dorsum of head and thorax without microducts....................... O. siamensis
- Postvulvar sternite without microducts; dorsum of head and thorax with microducts......................... O. sparsa
4(2) Vulva situated anterior to level of anal opening .............................................................. 5
- Vulva situated at, or posterior to, level of anal opening...................................................... 10
5(4) Pygidial scleroses absent............................................................................... 6
- Pygidial scleroses present, numbering 2 pairs............................................................... 8
6(5) Each anterior spiracle associated with fewer than 10 disc-pores......................................... O. rugosa
- Each anterior spiracle associated with more than 20 disc-pores................................................. 7
7(6) Antennae situated marginally; postvulvar sternite without microducts................................. O. tapahensis
- Antennae set well away from margin; postvulvar sternite with microducts................................ O. lingnani
8(5) Margin of abd. VIII forming 1 pronounced projection, rounded apically.................................. O. pacifica
- Margin of abd. VIII forming 2 projections .................................................................. 9
9(8) Each posterior spiracle associated with 2–6 disc-pores; abd. VII with a large triangular projection on each margin, exceeding projections on abd. VIII.............................................................. O. renhuaiensis sp. nov.
- Each posterior spiracle associated with a dense group of small disc-pores, numbering more than 20; abd. VII with a small triangular projection on each margin, not exceeding projections on abd. VIII............................ O. densipora
10(4) Pygidial scleroses absent...................................................................... O. graminis
- Pygidial scleroses present, numbering 2 pairs.............................................................. 11
11(10) Vulva situated posterior to level of anal opening..................................................... O. texana
- Vulva situated about level with anal opening ............................................................... 12
12(11) Margin of abd. VIII with 2 triangular projections, separated from each other by pointed emargination; dorsum of abd. VIII with 8–14 ducts............................................................................... O. stipagrostis
- Margin of abd. VIII with 2 triangular projections, separated from each other by straight, transverse margin; dorsum of abd. VIII with 26–46 ducts ........................................................................... O. sabulincola
13(1) Posterior spiracles without associated disc-pores ............................................................ 14
- Posterior spiracles each associated with disc-pores......................................................... 16
14(13) Perivulvar pores present anteriorly and laterally to vulva..................................................... 15
- Perivulvar pores only present laterally to vulva................................................... O. paucipora
15(14) Gland tubercles present submarginally on venter of thorax .......................................... O. arcusnotata
- Gland tubercles absent......................................................................... O. secreta
16(13) Pygidial scleroses absent.............................................................................. 17
- Pygidial scleroses present............................................................................. 18
17(16) Vulva situated about level with anal opening; perivulvar pores forming 3 groups.......................... O. floridana
- Vulva situated posterior to level of anal opening; perivulvar pores forming 2 groups..................... O. trispatulata
18(16) With only 1 pair of pygidial scleroses.................................................................... 19
- With more than 1 pair of pygidial scleroses................................................................ 22
19(18) Vulva situated anterior to level of anal opening............................................................ 20
- Vulva situated posterior to level of anal opening............................................................ 21
20(19) Perivulvar pores forming 3 groups, present anteriorly and laterally to vulva.............................. O. morrisoni
- Perivulvar pores forming 2 groups, each group situated laterally to vulva............................. O. schizostachyi
21(19) Gland tubercles present on thorax.............................................................. O. bromeliae
- Gland tubercles absent from thorax................................................................ O. ruthae
22(18) With only 2 pairs of pygidial scleroses................................................................... 23
- With more than 2 pairs of pygidial scleroses............................................................... 39
23(22) Vulva situated anterior to level of anal opening............................................................ 24
- Vulva situated at, or posterior to, level of anal opening...................................................... 28
24(23) Perivulvar pores present anteriorly and laterally to vulva..................................................... 25
- Perivulvar pores only present laterally to vulva............................................................ 27
25(24) Gland tubercles absent........................................................................ O. spinulata
- Gland tubercles present............................................................................... 26
26(25) Each posterior spiracle associated with 0–5 disc-pores............................................. O. oshimaensis
- Each posterior spiracle associated with 10–27 disc-pores.......................................... O. miyakoensis
27(24) Postvulvar sternite sclerotized, with ducts present only along its intersegmental furrow....................... O. greenii
- Postvulvar sternite not sclerotized, with ducts present throughout sternite........................... O. bouldersensis
28(23) Vulva situated at about level of anal opening ............................................................... 29
- Vulva situated posterior to level of anal opening........................................................... 31
29(28) Gland tubercles absent from thorax.......................................................... O. tsinjoarivensis
- Gland tubercles present on thorax....................................................................... 30
30(29) Anterior spiracles each associated with 2–6 disc-pores; median group of perivulvar pores containing 5–16 pores... O. anneckei
- Anterior spiracles each associated with 24–45 disc-pores; median group of perivulvar pores containing 14–39 pores................................................................................................... O. benardi
31(28) Gland tubercles absent from thorax...................................................................... 32
- Gland tubercles present on thorax....................................................................... 35
32(31) Postvulvar sternite without ducts............................................................. O. maasinensis
- Postvulvar sternite with ducts.......................................................................... 33
33(32) Cuticular striations with small projections set at right angles to cuticle............................... O. bambusarum
- Cuticular striations without projections................................................................... 34
34(33) Abd. VIII with 1 notch on each lateral margin; perivulvar pores forming continuous band anterior and lateral to vulva............................................................................................. O. australiensis
- Margin of abd. VIII without notches; perivulvar pores forming 3 separate groups, 1 median and 2 lateral.......... O. panici
35(31) Dorsum of prothorax with 1 cicatrix on each side, level with mouthparts............................ O. galapagoensis
- Dorsum of prothorax without cicatrices................................................................... 36
36(35) Gland tubercles forming 1 cluster on each margin at level of clypeolabral shield; perivulvar pores numbering 124–179 in each lateral group.............................................................................. O. phragmitis
- Gland tubercles forming 2 clusters on each thoracic margin; perivulvar pores numbering no more than 90 in each lateral group................................................................................................... 37
37(36) With median dorsal intersegmental line visible between abd. V and VI; ducts present dorsally on submedian area of abd. IV........................................................................................ O. transkeiensis
- Without median dorsal intersegmental line between abd. V and VI; without ducts on dorsum in submedian area of abd. IV... .................................................................................................. 38
38(37) Emargination on apex of abd. VIII without marginal microducts; inner ends of pygidial scleroses tapering... O. saccharicaulis
- Emargination on apex of abd. VIII with 2–5 marginal microducts; inner ends of pygidial scleroses rounded..... O. litorosa
39(22) Vulva situated anterior to level of anal opening............................................................ 40
- Vulva situated at, or posterior to, level of anal opening ....................................................... 42
40(39) Postvulvar sternite with ducts only present on each side..................................................... 41
- Postvulvar sternite with ducts present throughout sternite.............................................. O. procera
41(40) Perivulvar pores present anteriorly and laterally to vulva............................................ O. collarifera
- Perivulvar pores only present laterally to vulva..................................................... O. serrata
42(39) Vulva situated at about level of anal opening.............................................................. 43
- Vulva situated posterior to level of anal opening................................................ O. batarazaensis
43(42) Pygidial scleroses numbering 3 pairs; posterior spiracles each associated with 1–2 pores.................... O. aristidae
- Pygidial scleroses numbering 4 pairs; posterior spiracles each associated with 14–21 pores.................. O. crenulata
description: Published as part of Chen, Qian, Jian, Qian & Xing, Jichun, 2024, A new species of Odonaspis Leonardi, 1897 (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) from China, pp. 290-300 in Zootaxa 5428 (2) on pages 297-299, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5428.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/10847658