A new species of the genus Formosaspis Takahashi, 1932 (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) from China-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A new species of the genus Formosaspis Takahashi, 1932 (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) from China

Published:2023-05-17 Issue:3 Volume:5285 Page:571-577
ISSN:1175-5334
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Author:

JIAN QIAN^ORCID,TIAN FENG^ORCID,XING JICHUN^ORCID

Abstract

A new species of armoured scale insect, Formosaspis fanjingensis sp. n. (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae), is described; it was found on Chimonobambusa spp. (Poaceae; Bambusoideae) in Guizhou Province, China. Habitat photographs and taxonomic illustrations are provided. The type specimens are deposited at the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC). An identification key based on the morphology of adult females is provided to separate all the species in the genus.

Publisher

Magnolia Press

Subject

Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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