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Graminorthezia Kozar, 2004 (Ortheziidae)

Graminorthezia Kozar 2004: 272. Type species: Orthezia graminis Tinsley by original designation . accepted valid name

Systematics: Because Graminorthezia currently comprises 11 described species based on female morphology, the description of the adult male of G. graminis in Vea, 2014 acts for now as the generic diagnosis. She states that Graminorthezia is clearly distinguishable from Orthezia based on male morphology. The distinctive characters are the general shape of the setae covering the body and appendages, which were distinctly blunt apically; the appendages shorter than on the other species studied, and the larger and fewer ommatidia (i.e., about 60) in each compound eye.
Structure: Mounted male: Body length 1.9 mm. Antenna nearly 1.17× body length (as opposed to 1.3 to 2.0 in other genera), most segments approximately subequal in length, with numerous fleshy setae randomly distributed. Body hairlike setae when visible, broad with a blunt apex; loculate pores, simple minute pores, and minute convex pores usually not visible. (Vea, 2014)
General Remarks: Kozár (2004) described Graminorthezia in the tribe Ortheziini, subfamily Ortheziinae. Detailed description of male in Vea, 2014.