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Issue: Vol. 4555 No. 4: 15 Feb. 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-02-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4555.4.8
Page range: 573–580
Abstract views: 111
PDF downloaded: 6

Two new species of the genus Unaspis MacGillivray, 1921 (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) from China

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China.
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China.
Hemiptera armored scale insects host-plants infestation pest illustration

Abstract

Two new species of Unaspis (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) from China, U. menglunensis sp. n. and U. fanjingensis sp. n., are described and illustrated. A key to the world fauna species of Unaspis is provided.

 

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