Key to puparia of all the known Minutaleyrodes species with distribution

1. Cephalus and metathorax each with a pair of greatly enlarged tubercles (Figs 6, 9); submargin with a row of minute setae; abdomen with pronounced median tubercles on segments IV–VI; vasiform orifice elongate subcordate, lateral margins forming well-defined rim, inner margins subparallel, ventral surface invested with numerous acute microtrichia (Figs 8, 11, 15); Andaman Island........................................................................ andamanensis sp. nov.

-. Cephalus and metathorax without a pair of greatly enlarged tubercles; simple tubercles may be present (Figs 34, 60); submargin without a row of minute setae; abdomen with median tubercles weakly developed (Fig. 34) or absent (Fig. 60); vasiform orifice subcordate, inner posterior margin of vasiform without microtrichia............................................. 2

2. Longitudinal moulting suture not reaching margin; tubercles absent on abdominal segments; Taiwan .. suishanus (Takahashi)

-. Longitudinal moulting suture reaching the margin; tubercles present on abdominal segments......................... 3

3. Margin-submargin with narrow band of polygonal reticulations (Figs 57, 62); cephalothorax with 2 pairs of tubercles (Fig. 60); Andaman Island.......................................................................... whisper sp. nov.

-. Margin-submargin lacking polygonal reticulations; cephalothorax with 3 pairs of tubercles (Fig. 34)................... 4

4. Abdomen with four pairs of tubercles, one pair each on abdominal segment I and IV–VI; India, Taiwan ...... minuta (Singh)

-. Abdomen with six pairs of tubercles, one pair each on abdominal segment I–VI; India ....... indicus Meganathan and David