TABLE­ ­ 1. Comparison of Paraputo blackmani sp. ­­ n. ­­ with other species of Paraputo with fewer than 17 distinct pairs of cerarii. in -- A- - new- - species- - of- - Paraputo- - Laing- - 1929 -- (Hemiptera: -- Coccomorpha: -- Pseudococcidae) -- from- - India

TABLE­­1. Comparison of Paraputo blackmani sp.­­n.­­ with other species of Paraputo with fewer than 17 distinct pairs of cerarii.
SpeciesNo.­­pairs­­ of­­cerariiNo.­­ conical­­ setae­­in­­ anal­­lobe­­ cerariusNo.­­ antennal­­ segsMultilocular­­ discpore­­distributionTubular­­ducts­­(no.­­ types­­and­­distribution)Additional­­ differences­­ from­­ P. blackmani­­ReferenceP. blackmani sp.­­n.727 (occas. 6)Single / double rows across posterior edges of abd. segs VI & VII, and on anterior edge of seg. VIII2 types, slightly different lengths: longer type on submargins of abd. segs VI, VII & VIII; mixed types across middles of segs V and VI; and shorter type posterior to vulva and between anal lobesn/an/aP. anomalus11–13156Confined to the mid-region of body. A group of ca. 25 posterior to vulva, and ca. 50 in transverse row on each of abd. segs VI and VII2 types; larger type in marginal groups (20‒30) on abd. segs VII & VIII; 1 or 2 in middle of seg. VII. Smaller type in rows across middles of segs VI & VII, around groups of larger type, and on anal lobe marginsAnal ring situated nearly 3x its length from apex of abdomenWilliams (1958)P. asparodosensis4157Around vulva and on abd. seg VII2 types; larger type on head and dorsal abdominal segs; smaller type on venter of posterior abdominal segsCoxa of metathoracic leg very wide, with numerous translucent poresFoldi & Kozár (2006)P. barbatus530–407–82 (occas. 3) small groups on ventral mid-region of posterior abdominal segs1 type; very few on venter of anal lobes and abd. seg. VII marginsLegs without translucent poresDe Lotto (1964)P. formicarii4–6 (and 0–2 on head)4–98Absent2 types; smaller type dorsal, normally few on abd. segs VIII & IX; sometimes a few near margin of prothorax. Larger type ventral, scattered, most abundant on posterior abd. segs, fewer anteriorlyTranslucent pores absent from hind coxae but present on tibiaeMiller & McKenzie (1973)P. gallicolus3–428Around vulva and mid-region of abdominal seg. VII1 type, in ventral mid-region of abd. segs VI & VII, submargins of seg. VIII and in a group of 2–5 between antennal basesHind coxa, femur and tibia all with numerous translucent pores. Anal lobe bar short, slender & faintMamet (1954)P. glandulifer58–96In posterior rows across mid-regions of abd. segs IV‒VII, & a group of ca. 12 posterior to vulva1 type, sparse; abd. segs V, VI & VII with 1 on each margin, and a marginal group of 2 or 3 on seg. VIIIAnal ring situated about 1x its length from posterior end of bodyWilliams (1958)P. guadalcanalae996AbsentAll narrower than a trilocular pore; medially near posterior edges of abd. segs V & VI; small marginal groups between segs VI‒VII, and VII‒VIIIAnal ring situated about 3x its length from apex of abdomenWilliams (2005)P. loranthi9178Around vulva and on 3 prevulvar segments1 type, in marginal areas of last 4 abd. segsAnal ring situated at least 2x its length from apex of abdomenStrickland (1947)P. mangiferae14Many-Next to vulvaPerhaps 1 type, large oral collar ducts on head and next to some cerariiAnal ring with multiple setae (no. variable)Williams (2004)P. markhamiae28 (occas.7)In 4 or 5 transverse groups on ventral mid- abdomen2 sizes; larger type in small groups on ventral margins of last 4 or 5 abd. segs. Smaller type very few, on abdominal venterVenter of anal lobe with elongate sclerotized anal lobe barDe Lotto (1964)P. mazoensis6–738On abd. segs IV‒IX; segs V & VI with single transverse rows; segs VII & VIII forming double transverse rows not extending to margins1 type, in transverse rows and lateral groups on abd. segs V, VI & VII; on seg. V, forming small lateral groups only, and a few present around anal lobesVenter of anal lobe with faintly sclerotized anal lobe bar and a slender bar setaWilliams (1958)P. myrmecophilus47–86In vulvar region only2 types, mixed on posterior abd. segs, amongst multilocular disc-pores in mid-region and on margins and submarginsDorsal setae small and curved, spine-likeMamet (1951)P. phoradendri6–711–197 or 8On abd. segs VIII & IX2 intergrading sizes; in clusters near cerarii on abd. segs V or VI‒IX; also medially on segs VIII, VII & sometimes VI, and in cluster near each frontal cerariusAnal ring ca. 1x its diameter from body apex, surrounded by many setae. Dorsal discoidal pores of 2 intergrading sizes, scattered; large pores in medial clusters on abd. segs VII & VIIIMiller & McKenzie (1973)P. szemaoensis5–7Many6–7Forming rows and bands across 5 posterior abdominal segs1 type, around vulva amongst multilocular disc-poresAnal ring at least 2x its length from abdominal apex; ring bearing multiple setaeDanzig & GavrilovZimin (2015)P. taquaraeContinuous band on posterior abd. segs onlyMany7Abdomen only, many, in median rows, around vulva and on seg. VI. Trilocular pores abundant1 type, across abd. segs VI & VII, few; also around margins of posterior abd. segsCerarii in almost continuous band of numerous conical setaeWilliams & Granara de WillinkP. villosus9–141–88Around vulva and mid-region of abd. segs as far forward as seg. V, 0‒2 on seg. IV1 type, in groups on submargins of abd. segs V‒VIIAnal lobe venter with irregular sclerotized patch but no anal lobe barDe Lotto (1969)
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