Ortheziola Šulc

Tanaka, Hirotaka & Amano, Hiroshi, 2007, First records of the subfamily Ortheziolinae (Hemiptera: Ortheziidae) in Japan, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 1516, pp. 31-37 : 32

Key to adult female Ortheziola Šulc , modified after Kozár (2004)

1. Wax plate 3, 5 & 6 fused or absent.............................................................................................................. 2

- Wax plate 3, 5 & 6 present, not fused .......................................................................................................... 4

2. Wax plate 3, 5 & 6 absent .............................................................. marginalis Kozár & Konczné Benedicty

- Wax plate 3, 5 & 6 present but fused with plate 2, 4 ................................................................................... 3

3. Multilocular pores present around vulva; clavate setae present within ovisac band..................................... .................................................................................................. vietnamiensis Kozár & Konczné Benedicty

- Multilocular pores absent around vulva; clavate setae absent within ovisac band........................................ ......................................................................................................... matskasii Kozár & Konczné Benedicty

4. Multilocular pores around vulva absent....................................................................................................... 5

- Multilocular pores around vulva present ..................................................................................................... 6

5. Wax plate 3 absent ................................................................................................................... fusiana Kozár

- Wax plate 3 present...................................................................................................................................... 7

6. Multilocular pores with more than 8 loculi; 5 locular pores on dorsum present........................................... .......................................................................................................... szelenyii Konczné Benedicty & Kozár

- Multilocular pores with more than 8 loculi; 5 locular pores on dorsum absent .......................................... 8

7. Wax plate 7 not clearly separated into subplates posteriorly. Spiracles each associated with 4 locular pore. Multilocular pores each with 6 loculi .......................................... peregovitsi Kozár & Konczné Benedicty

- Wax plate 7 clearly separated into several subplates posteriorly. Spiracles each associate with 6 locular pores. Multilocular pores each with 6–8 loculi .................................. mizushimai Tanaka & Amano, n. sp.

8. Wax plate 3 divided medially into 2 lateral pieces .............................................. britannica Kozár & Miller

- Wax plate 3 not divided medially ........................................................................................vejdovskeyi Šulc