Ceroplastes destructor

Hodgson, Chris J. & Peronti, Ana L. B. G., 2012, 3372, Zootaxa 3372, pp. 1-265 : 49

Key to adult females of C. destructor -group

1. Caudal process well developed, becoming long, very broad at base and usually strongly sclerotised when mature; most stigmatic setae with a pronounced flange around their base; at least some dorsal setae capitate....... C. destructor Newstead

- Caudal process always short; most stigmatic setae without any sign of a flange or (at most) a slight broadening around their base; dorsal setae rarely capitate.......................................................................... 2

2. Caudal process not becoming heavily sclerotised, even in oldest individuals (when appears only as dark as or paler than sclerotised dorsum); each anal lobe without long setae, these apparently displaced a short distance along margin................................................................................................. C. brevicauda Hall

- Caudal process becoming heavily sclerotised, much more sclerotised than dorsum on oldest individuals; each anal lobe with a long anal lobe seta..................................................................... C. luteolus De Lotto