Pseudococcus cryptus

Slide-mounted adult female body elongate oval, 1.8–2.2 mm long and 0.9–1.4 mm wide. Antenna 430–470 µm long, with 8 segments and many flagellate setae; subapical segment with 1 fleshy seta and apical segment with 3 fleshy setae. Ratio of lengths of hind tibia + tarsus to trochanter + femur about 1.0–1.1:1. Paired setose tarsal digitules present, subequal in length, knobbed. Anal ring 80–86 µm wide, bearing 6 setae, each seta 108–160 µm long. Anal lobe cerarii (C18) each present on well sclerotized area, usually containing 2 conical cerarian setae, each seta 20–34 µm long and about 8–13 µm wide at base, with 2–5 auxiliary setae and a concentration of trilocular pores. Penultimate cerarii (C17) each containing 2 conical cerarian setae, 2–5 auxiliary setae and a concentration of trilocular pores. Cerarii further forward generally each with 1–4 conical cerarian setae, a few auxiliary setae and a concentration of trilocular pores. Setae flagellate, each 14–120 µm long, distributed segmentally; longest setae present on head or posterior abdominal segments. Oral rim tubular ducts each about 10–12 µm in diameter, numbering 0–3 on marginal areas of thoracic segments and head. Oral collar tubular ducts each about 3–5 µm in diameter, mostly each wider than a trilocular pore, present on marginal areas of thoracic segments and head. Anterior ostioles each with a total for both lips of 10–22 trilocular pores and 1–5 setae; each posterior ostiole with a total for both lips of 12–19 trilocular pores and 0–4 setae.

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