Williams, D.J. 2001a African species of the mealybug genus Antonina Signoret (Hemiptera: Coccoidea Pseudococcidae).. Journal of Natural History 35: 833-848.

Notes: Four species of the legless mealybug Antonina have been recorded from Africa and are discussed here. These are A. graminis, A. indica var. panica, A. natalensis, and A. transvaalensis. All are grass-feeding species and live mainly at the base of the plants, between the leaf sheafs or at the base of the roots. The names A. indica var. panica and A. transvaalensis have been synonymized previously with A. natalensis but the three species are regarded here as distinct. A. indica var. panica is here raised to specific rank as A. panica. A. graminis is known worldwide, A. panica occurs in North Africa and extends into Israel and possibly Jordan and A. natalensis and A. transvaalensis are known from the Afrotropical region. All four species are redescribed and illustrated and a key is provided to aid identification.