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Mixorthezia Morrison, 1925 (Ortheziidae)

Mixorthezia Morrison 1925: 151. Type species: Mixorthezia cubana Morrison by monotypy and original designation . accepted valid name
Ortheziopa Laing 1925a: 383. . junior synonym
Orthesiopoda Wheeler 1935: 323;. . misspelling of genus name

Systematics: Mixorthezia is similar to Ortheziola and Nipponorthezia by having four or fewer antennal segments. Ortheziola differ from Mixorthezia by having the wax plates coalesced and not placed segmentally, the tibia and tarsus fused, two or fewer spine bands inside the ovisac band, thumb-like pores near the anal ring, triad of setae on each side of the labium and hair-like claw digitules. Mixorthezia has the wax plates placed segmentally, the tibia and tarsus separate, more than 2 spine bands inside the ovisac band, no thumb-like pores, no triplex setae on the labium and spine-like claw digitules (Kozár & Miller, 2000). Kozár (2004) included this genus in his new tribe, Mixortheziini.
Structure: The ovisac and plate secretion of the adult female resembles those of other genera (Morrison, 1925). Adult female: Four-segmented antennae, apical seta long and flagellate with a distinct apical seta, legs with tarsus and tibia sometimes fused or delimited only by a suture, with three rows of spines within the ovisac band. Mixorthezia is distributed throughout the Neotropical Region. (Vea & Grimaldi, 2012)
General Remarks: Best description of generic characters by Morrison (1925). Revision of the genus and key to species by Kozár (2004).