| 1 | Body pale yellow, bearing many elongated branched projections. SIPH elongated, with short setae near the tip | Cervaphis quercus |
| – | Body brown, bearing long and short setae without elongated branched projections. SIPH plump, with long setae | 2 |
| 2 | 5-segmented antennae. SIPH not reticulated | 3 |
| – | 6-segmented antennae. SIPH bearing reticulated only at the base | 4 |
| 3 | Body semi-glossy dark brown in life | Eutrichosiphum pasaniae |
| – | Body yellow green in life | Eutrichosiphum sinense |
| 4 | Abdomen smooth spinulose ventrally | Greenidea nipponica |
| – | Abdomen intensely spinulous ventrally | 5 |
| 5 | Hind tibia with many transverse ridges | Mollitrichosiphum luchuanum |
| – | Hind tibia without transverse ridges | 6 |
| 6 | SIPH 0.2-0.3 times as long as BL | Greenidea kuwanai |
| – | SIPH 0.3-0.4 times as long as BL | 7 |
| 7 | Dorsal setae mainly pointed. Body 1.51-1.72 times as long as body width. On Quercus | Greenidea nigra |
| – | Dorsal setae mainly bifurcated. Body 1.65-1.89times as long as body width. On Castanopsis | Greenidea prunicola |