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Issue: Vol. 2530 No. 1: 8 Jul. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-07-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2530.1.6
Page range: 60–64
Abstract views: 39
PDF downloaded: 1

Vietnamaptera, a new genus of apterous Carventinae (Hemiptera: Aradidae) from Vietnam

Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100094, China
Institute of Life Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Zhaowuda Road 81, Huhhot 010022, Inner Mongolia, China
Tiroler Landesmuseum, Josef - Schraffl-Strasse 2a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100094, China
Hemiptera Aradidae Carventinae Vietnamaptera Vietnam new genus new species

Abstract

A new apterous aradid, Vietnamaptera bogiessa Zhang, Bai, Heiss & Cai, gen. & sp. n. from Vietnam, is described. A key to related genera is given and the diagnostic morphological features of new genus are illustrated.

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