tion present. Tubular ducts absent. Quin-
quelocular pores in spiracular furrows and in
vulvar area. Only 1 pair of prevulvar setae.
Marginal setae numerous, fimbriate, except for a
few near anal cleft; simple in K. sinensis Ben-
Dov. Spiracular setae in groups of 3, median seta
longest.
NOTES: The genus Kilifia is a small genus com-
posed of 5 species. The only species found in
Florida is the acuminate scale, K. acuminata
(Signoret); however, K. americana Ben-Dov
occurs in Texas and Mexico.


 KILIFIA ACUMINATA (Signoret)

SYNONYMS: Lecanium acuminatum Sig-
 noret 1873:397
 Coccus acuminatus (Signoret),
 Kirkaldy 1902:105
 Protopulvinaria acuminata (Sig-
 noret), Steinweden 1929:223
 Platycoccus acuminatus (Sig-
 noret), Takahashi 1959:76
 Kilifia acuminata (Signoret), De-
 Lotto 1965:208, Gill et al.
 1977:11
 COMMON NAME: acuminate scale


FIELD DESCRIPTION: Female
shaped like an irregular triangle with


(Fig. 46)
front angle


bluntly pointed (Merrill 1953). Flat and rela-
tively thin in profile. Living females pale green
to yellowish green.
DESCRIPTION: (Fig. 47) Adult female about
3.0 mm long, 2.0 mm wide. DoRSUM-Derm
may be slightly sclerotized in females: Dorsal
setae (Fig. 47, C) clavate, in reticulate pattern.
Submarginal tubercles (Fig. 47, E) number 8-11.
Disc pores (Fig. 47, G) in small group anterior of
anal plates. Minute bilocular pores in reticulate
pattern with dorsal setae. Anal plates (Fig. 47,
Hi) situated about one-third body length from
posterior margin; anterolateral margins nearly
2X as long as posterolateral margins; each plate
with 4 apical setae, 3 subapical setae, anal fold
with 4 fringe setae. VENTER- Membranous
throughout. Legs well developed; prothoracic
legs of normal shape, shorter than mesothoracic
and metathoracic legs with peculiarly shaped
coxae, parallel-sided femur and very short tarsus.
Quinquelocular pores (Fig. 47, N) in spiracular
furrows; larger quinquelocular pores (Fig. 47, 0)
in vulvar area. Antennae (Fig. 47, L)
8-segmented, occasionally 6 or 7-segmented.
MARGIN -Marginal setae (Fig. 47, B) fimbriate,
set close together. Spiracular setae (Fig. 47, D)
with very short laterals and a long curved medial
seta.
DISTRIBUTION: Map XVII. DC, GA, HI, MO,
NY, TX. Foreign: Antigua, Bahama Islands,
Barbados, China, Cuba, England, Fiji, France,


Fig. 46. Kilifia acuminata, adult female, DPI Photo 701618.


Map XVII. Distribution of Kilifia acuminata.