Paraputo Laing, 1929

Genus Paraputo Laing, 1929 View in CoL View at ENA

Paraputo Laing, 1929: 473 View in CoL . Type species Paraputo ritchiei Laing, 1929 View in CoL , by original designation and monotypy (= Ripersia anomala Newstead, 1908 View in CoL ).

Cataenococcus Ferris, 1955: 3 View in CoL . Type species Dactylopius olivaceus Cockerell, 1896 , by original designation. Synonymised by Tang 1992: 304.

Lachnodiopsis Borchsenius, 1960: 923 View in CoL . Type species Lachnodiopsis szemaoensis Borchsenius, 1960 View in CoL , by original designation. Synonymised by Williams 2004: 484.

Generic diagnosis based on the morphology of the adult female (adapted from Williams 2004). Body broadly oval to rotund. Antennae each 6‒8 segmented. Legs well developed, stout, tibia + tarsus usually shorter than trochanter + femur; translucent pores normally present on hind coxae; claw stout, without a denticle. Anal ring generally situated on dorsum, at least its own length from apex of abdomen, bearing 6 or multiple setae. Circulus present or absent. Cerarii numbering 5–18 pairs; cerarii on posterior abdominal segments (including anal lobe cerarii) usually each containing multiple conical setae; sometimes intermediate cerarii or intermediate conical setae present between cerarii. Ostioles well developed, with inner edges of lips sclerotized. Multilocular disc-pores present, rarely absent. Oral collar tubular ducts present, usually across medial area and sometimes in marginal groups. Anal lobes ventrally membranous or with various degrees of sclerotization, but never with an anal lobe bar. Dorsal setae usually minute and stiff, ventral surface usually with normal flagellate setae.

Key to Chinese species of Paraputo View in CoL View at ENA based on adult female morphology (partly based on Li et al. 2024)

1(0) Cerarii numbering 5–7 pairs....................................................... P. szemaoensis (Borchsenius) View in CoL

- Cerarii numbering 11–18 pairs........................................................................... 2

2(1) Anal ring bearing 6 setae............................................................................... 3

- Anal ring bearing more than 6 setae....................................................................... 7

3(2) Translucent pores present on hind coxa.................................................................... 4 - Translucent pores absent from hind coxa................................................. P. porosus Borchsenius View in CoL

4(3) Hind leg with translucent pores on coxa and femur and tibia................................................... 5

- Hind leg with translucent pores on coxa only............................................................... 6

5(4) Oral collar tubular ducts present on ventral margins of thorax.............................. P. ficiphilus (Borchsenius)

- Oral collar tubular ducts absent from ventral margins of thorax................................. P. banzigeri Williams

6(4) Oral collar tubular ducts present between antennal bases and clypeolabral shield............. P. yunnanensis Zhang & Wu

- Oral collar tubular ducts absent from between antennal bases and clypeolabral shield........... P. albizzicola Borchsenius View in CoL

7(2) Cerarii numbering 17 pairs.................................................................. P. gasteris Wang View in CoL

- Cerarii numbering 18 pairs.............................................................................. 8

8(7) Anal ring bearing 8–11 setae............................................................................ 9

- Anal ring bearing 20–26 setae.............................................. P. liboensis Liu, Tan & Xing sp. nov.

9(8) Translucent pores present on hind coxa................................................................... 10

- Translucent pores absent from hind coxa...................................................... P. comantis Wang View in CoL

10(9) Antenna with 8 segments. Oral collar tubular ducts present between antennal bases and clypeus...... P. platani Zhang & Wu

- Antenna with 6 segments. Oral collar tubular ducts absent from between antennal bases and clypeus.................................................................................................... P. nanlingensis Li & Wu