Orthezia Bosc d’Antic, 1784

Vea, Isabelle M., 2014, Morphology of the males of seven species of Ortheziidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea), American Museum Novitates 2014 (3812), pp. 1-36 : 18

Orthezia Bosc d’Antic

Orthezia Bosc d’Antic, 1784: 173 . Type species: Orthezia characias Bosc d’Antic (= Orthezia urticae Linnaeus ), by monotypy.

GENERIC DIAGNOSIS, based on adult male morphology: Head broad, wider than long, with setae and pores present on both sides; compound eyes with between 100 and 150 ommatidia. Antennal apical segment with a terminal bristle and no subapical bristle. Scutal setae and pores present, anteprosternal sete absent; scutellum with loculate pores and smp, tegula with setae and smp. Wings with subcostal ridge often only extending to less than ¾ wing length; cubital ridge starting from 1/8 wing base; hamulohalteres with 2 or 3 hamuli. Legs with hs mostly on femur and fs on tibia and tarsus; claws with denticles and setose digitules. Abdominal tergite VII with a single plate bearing numerous tubular ducts, surrounded by fleshy setae of variable length. Sternite IX without a median ridge but with a few setae.

COMMENTS: Described adult males of Orthezia now include O. urticae ( Koteja, 1986) , O. annae (herein) and O. newcomeri (herein).