Cockerelliella, SUNDARARAJ ET DAVID, 1992

Dubey, A. K., 2020, Description of a new species of the genus Cockerelliella Sundararaj et David, 1992 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from the Little Andaman Island, India, Far Eastern Entomologist 415, pp. 1-8 : 6-7

Key to the puparia of Indian species of Cockerelliella

1 Cephalic and caudal setae much longer than the eighth abdominal setae; cephalic setae reaching beyond cephalothoracic suture ................................................. C. setosus sp. n.

– Cephalic and caudal setae minute, almost equal to the length of eighth abdominal setae; cephalic setae not reaching beyond cephalothoracic suture ............................................ 2

2 Ventral submargin differentiated from subventral area by a fold .................................... 3

– Ventral submargin not differentiated from subventral area by a fold .............................. 5

3 Dorsal and submarginal setae pointed; seven pairs of submarginal setae, 2 pairs on cephalothorax and five pairs on abdomen .................................................................................... 4

– Dorsal setae fimbriate, most of the submarginal setae fimbriate; ten pairs of submarginal setae, 5 pairs each on cephalothorax and abdomen, one abdominal pair pointed ............... ........................................................................................ C. rotunda Regu et David, 1993

4 Subdorsum and submargin with papilla-like structures; a distinct row of crescent-shaped papilla-like structures extending from lateral of vasiform orifice to anterior end of cephalothorax absent .................................................. C. somnathensis Sundararaj, 2000

– Subdorsum and submargin without papilla-like structures; a distinct row of crescentshaped papilla-like structures extending from lateral of vasiform orifice to anterior end of cephalothorax present ................................... C. dioscoreae Sundararaj et David, 1992

5 Caudal furrow smooth ..................................................................................................... 6

– Caudal furrow with distinct polygonal markings or papillae like markings or tessellated .......................................................................................................................................... 7

6 Median pigmentation present on metathoracic and abdominal segment I; submedian papillae present; cephalothoracic tubercles absent ............................................................. ........................................................................ C. quaintancei Sundararaj et David, 1992

– Median pigmentation absent on metathoracic and abdominal segment I; submedian papillae absent; 5 pairs of tubercles present on cephalothorax ....................................... ................................................................................ C. kudremukhensis Sundararaj, 2007

7 Subdorsum with three to seven pairs of enlarged tubercles ............................................. 8

– Subdorsum without tubercles ........................................................................................ 10

8. Dorsum without distinct granules; with a submedian row of papillae; subdorsum with papilla-like structures along the cephalothoracic suture at cephalic region ..................... 9

– Dorsum with distinct granules; without a submedian row of papillae; subdorsum without papilla-like structures along the cephalothoracic suture at cephalic region ....................... ................................................................... C. dehradunensis (Jesudasan et David, 1991)

9 Vasiform orifice without lateral tubercles; median pigmentation absent on metathorax, abdominal segment I, VII and VIII; dorsum tessellated ..................................................... .................................................................... C. meghalayensis Sundararaj et David, 1992

– Vasiform orifice with lateral tubercles; median pigmentation present on metathorax, abdominal segment I, VII and VIII; dorsum with polygonal papillae-like structures ........ ........................................................................ C. cinnamomi Pushpa et Sundararaj, 2009

10 Margin crenulated; caudal furrow with polygonal markings ......................................... 11

– Margin smooth; caudal furrow tessellated ......... C. vijendrai Pushpa et Sundararaj, 2009

11 Puparium 0.75-0.93 mm long, a submedian row of papillae-like structures on dorsum present ........................................................................................................................... 12

– Puparium 0.94-1.19 mm long; a submedian row of papillae-like structures on dorsum absent ............................................................... C. zingiberae Sundararaj et David, 1992

12 Margin with 22-24 crenulations in 0.1 mm; submargin without papillae-like structures, with striations; dorsum tessellated ........................... C. indica Sundararaj et David, 1992

– Margin with 13-15 crenulations in 0.1 mm; submargin with papillae-like structures, without striations; dorsum with numerous papillae-like structures ................................... .......................................................................... C. splendens Meganathan et David, 1994