Anovia punica Gordon, 1972: 29 .

Diagnosis. Male genitalia: Basal lobe narrowed abruptly at one third of its length from the distal end; basal lobe shorter than parameres (Fig. 9–17).

Anovia punica is the only species of the genus known to occur in Colombia and Venezuela, whereas in Peru A. punica coexists with A. peruviana, a species noticeably larger (4 mm in length) ( A. punica: 2.5–3.6 mm in length). In Central America (Honduras and Panama), where A. punica coexists with A. circumclusa, the only way of separating A. punica from the latter is by a careful examination of the male genitalia. Gordon (1972) provides a good description of A. punica and a key to the genus. Forrester et al. (2009) give a good redescription for the closely related species, A. circumclusa, which is associated with the fluted scale Icerya genistae Hempel (Forrester and Vandenberg 2008) .