Morphology of the immature female stages and the wax test of ten species of Ceroplastes (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae: Ceroplastinae) from Brazil Author Rosa, Keila C. C. Author Peronti, Ana L. B. G. Author Hodgson, Chris J. Author Sousa-Silva, Carlos R. text Zootaxa 2016 4136 2 247 308 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4136.2.2 1175-5326 258111 51AD5A69-203A-411F-B948-A718B54DCCE4

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	Group	2		Group 3
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3rd instar	C. formosus (Fig. 35) C	C. lucidus (Fig. 36)	C.diospyros (Fig. 37)	C. flosculoides (Fig. 38)	C. iheringi (Fig. 39)
Body length	580–910 µm	680–860 µm	790–1230 µm	750–900 µm	770–980 µm
Body width	370–660 µm	460–650 µm	470–1000 µm	450–650 µm	510–660 µm
Dorsal region
Clear areas	3 lateral pairs, a cephalic, a 3 dorsal, plus one area around	3 lateral pairs, a cephalic, a dorsal, plus one area around	3 lateral pairs, a cephalic, a dorsal, plus one area around	3 lateral pairs, a cephalic, a dorsal, plus one area around	3 lateral pairs, a cephalic, a dorsal, plus one area around
	anal plate, all without pores or	anal plate, each without pores	anal plate, all without pores or	anal plate, each without pores	anal plate, all without pores or
	setae, except cephalic clear or	or setae.	setae, except cephalic and	or setae.	setae, except cephalic clear
	area with 2 or 3 dorsal		central clear areas with dorsal		area with two conical dorsal
	cylindrical setae with rounded		cylindrical setae with rounded		setae each 2 µm long, basal
	apices.		apex, each 1.5–2.0 µm long, basal socket width 4 µm.		socket width 3 µm.
Dorsal setae	Two shapes: (i)	Conical with a truncated apex	, Three different shapes: (i)	Conical with a pointed or	Conical, each 2–3 µm long,
	cylindrical with a rounded	each 3 µm long, basal socket	cylindrical with a slightly	slightly rounded apex, each	basal socket width 3 µm.
	apex, each 1.5–2.0 µm long,	width 3 µm.	capitate apex, each 3–4 µm	2–4 µm long, basal socket
	basal socket width 2.5–3.0 µm		long, basal socket width 4–5	width 3 µm.
	and (ii) conical with pointed apex, each 3.0–3.5 µm long,		µm; (ii) cylindrical with rounded apex, each 1.5–2.0
	basal socket width 3.0 µm.		µm long, basal socket width 4
			µm; and (iii) cylindrical with
			pointed apex, each 6–7 µm
			long, basal socket width 5
			µm.
Loculate microducts	1 and 2 satellite loculi; each 1	1 and 2 satellite loculi; each	1 and 2 satellite loculi; each	1, 2 and 3 (mainly 2) satellite	1 and 2 satellite loculi; each
	pore about 2–5 µm wide;	pore about 3–4 µm wide;	pore about 2–4 µm wide;	loculi; each pore about 3–5	pore about 2.0–3.5 µm wide;
	those with 1 satellite loculus	those with 1 satellite loculus	those with 1 satellite loculus	µm wide; those with 1	those with 1 satellite loculus
	most abundant throughout.	most abundant throughout.	most abundant throughout.	satellite loculus most	most abundant throughout.
				abundant throughout.