of the family coccidae 141 



Table 2 List of characters which separate major Groups of Genera 



Characters Eule- Erio- Ingli- Coccus 



canium peltis sia 



Thorax — contd. 



24. Posterior metasternal setae: 



a. More than 4. b. Less than 4. b* a a a 



25. Wings: a. Less than i\ times longer 

 than wide. b. 2j— 2} times longer than 

 wide. c. More than 2} times longer than 



wide. ab c* B A 



26. Total number of setae on front tibia : 

 a. More than 60. b. Less than 60. 



ab 



27. Hind tibia: a. With more fleshy than 

 hair-like setae, b. With more hair-like 

 setae. 



Abdomen: 



28. Pleural sclerotization : a. Present on 

 segm. VII. b. Present on segm. IV— VII. 

 c. Absent. 



29. Caudal extensions of segm. VI I : 



a. Very prominent, tapering, b. Small, 

 broadly rounded or somewhat pointed. 



30. Cicatrix on caudal extension of 

 segm. VIII. a. Absent, b. Present. 



31. Fleshy pleural setae on segm. I— III: 

 a. Present, b. Absent. 



32. Fleshy ventral setae: a. Absent 

 posteriorly beyond segm. III. b. Present 

 posteriorly beyond segm. III. 



33. Fleshy setae on 8th sternite: a. Mure 

 than 6. b. Not more than 3. 



34. Ventral hair-like setae on segm. Ill, 

 usually: a. Two setae medially, b. No 

 setae medially. 



Total number of exclusive characters 



