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Issue: Vol. 829 No. 1: 20 Jan. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-01-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.829.1.1
Page range: 1–6
Abstract views: 76
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of Acaudaleyrodes Takahashi (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from Iran, with a key to the species of the genus

Insect Taxonomy Research Department, Plant Pest & Disease Research Institute, P.O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395, Iran
Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, P.O. Box 71555-617, Shiraz, Iran
Hemiptera Acaudaleyrodes Aleyrodidae whiteflies Iran Ebenus stellata

Abstract

Acaudaleyrodes ebeni sp. nov. is described and illustrated here from Ebenus stellata (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae) an endemic shrub species in Iran. Its taxonomic affinities are discussed and an identification guide to described species of the genus Acaudaleyrodes Takahashi is presented.

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