Planococcus Ferris

Moghaddam, Masumeh, 2013, A review of the mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae, Putoidae and Rhizoecidae) of Iran, with descriptions of four new species and three new records for the Iranian fauna, Zootaxa 3632 (1), pp. 1-107 : 63

Key to species of Genus Planococcus Ferris

1 Modified dorsal oral collar ducts numerous and conspicuous, numbering 13–110, occurring in marginal and medial areas, at least on abdomen; all cerarii anterior to anal lobe pair or penultimate pair with thin flagellate setae resembling dorsal setae but usually slightly wider..................................................................... vovae (Nasonov)

- Modified dorsal oral collar ducts, if present, occurring singly adjacent to cerarii except for 1 or 2 in medial areas of abdomen; either all cerarii with distinct conical setae or some on anterior end of body with long and slender, often flagellate, tips..... 2

2 Venter of head and thorax with 0–4 oral collar ducts. Translucent pores present on hind coxae and tibia, sometimes present on hind femur; cerarian setae on head and thorax often long and slender; some dorsal setae on medial area of abdominal segments VI and VII 40 –50 µm long.................................................................. ficus (Signoret)

- Venter of head and thorax with 0–35 oral collar ducts; translucent pores present on hind coxae and tibia, never present on hind femur; cerarian setae on head and thorax always conical; longest dorsal setae on medial area of abdominal segments VI and VII 25–33 µm long........................................................................... citri (Risso)