Antonina Signoret

Wu, San-An, Lu, Yuan & Nan, Nan, 2012, A review of the genus Antonina Signoret in China (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae), with description of a new species, Zootaxa 3514, pp. 27-42 : 29

Key to species of Antonina Signoret currently known from China based the morphology of the adult females

1 Anal ring situated on surface of abdomen, not at base of anal tube................................... A. hubeiana Wu

- Anal ring situated at base of anal tube..................................................................... 2

2 Disc-like pores absent on venter.......................................................... A. vera Borchsenius

- Disc-like pores present on venter......................................................................... 3

3 At least posterior segments of abdomen plate-like; derm at maturity becoming sclerotized from body margins to medial or sub- medial areas......................................................................................... 4

- Abdominal segments not plate-like; derm not becoming sclerotized at maturity from body margins to medial or submedial areas................................................................................................ 6

4 Disc-like pores in definite submedial groups, forming a band from abdominal segment II posteriorly around abdomen.............................................................................................. A. pretiosa Ferris

- Disc-like pores absent or confined to a small group........................................................... 5

5 Disc-like pores present in a single submedial group on each side of abdominal segment II....... A. maai Williams & Miller

- Disc-like pores absent from venter of abdominal segment II, usually present on posterior ventral submargin................................................................................................ A. sandakanae Williams

6 Multilocular pores forming a marginal band around entire body; posterior ostioles present............................ 7

- Multilocular pores not forming a marginal band around entire body; posterior ostioles absent.......................... 9

7 Disc-like pores present submarginally on segments II–VII or VIII............................... A. socialis Newstead

- Disc-like pores restricted to submargins of segments II–IV, V or VI (i.e. always absent from VII)...................... 8

8 Ventral abdominal multilocular pores abundant, with 6 or more pores on segment IV in an area defined by lateral margins of disc-like pore clusters.................................................................... A. crawi Cockerell

- Ventral abdominal multilocular pores uncommon, with 5 or fewer pores on segment IV in an area defined by lateral margins of disc-like pore clusters......................................................... A. nakaharai Williams & Miller

9 Disc-like pores confined to a single small group ventrally on each side of abdominal segment II...................... 10

- Disc-like pores forming a large group extending from metathorax to either segment III or to segment VII............... 11

10 Multilocular pores present on head...................................................... A. nanlingensis sp. nov.

- Multilocular pores absent from head........................................................ A. milleri Williams

11 Disc-like pores forming a large group from metathorax to abdominal segment III................... A. tesquorum Danzig

- Disc-like pores forming a band from metathorax to abdominal segment VII...................... A. graminis (Maskell)