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Issue: Vol. 5360 No. 4: 30 Oct. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-10-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5360.4.6
Page range: 568-582
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A new species of Apertochrysa Tjeder, 1966 and new record of Plesiochrysa ramburi (Schneider, 1851) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) from China, with potential biocontrol significance

Department of Entomology; China Agricultural University; Beijing 100193; China
College of Plant Protection; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou 510642; China
Department of Entomology; China Agricultural University; Beijing 100193; China
Neuroptera Chrysopinae Chrysopini Oriental region natural enemy

Abstract

A new green lacewing species Apertochrysa roseusfrontata sp. nov. and a newly recorded Plesiochrysa ramburi (Schneider, 1851) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae: Chrysopinae) from South China are described based on the morphological characters of both adults and larvae. Both species were found predating Dysmicoccus neobrevipes Beardsley, 1959 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on sisal (Agave sisalana Perrine, 1838) in Guangdong Province.

 

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