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Issue: Vol. 2281 No. 1: 4 Nov. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-11-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2281.1.1
Page range: 1–20
Abstract views: 31
PDF downloaded: 2

Revision of the pilophorine plant bug genus Pherolepis Kulik, 1968 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae)

Institute of Entomology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Institute of Entomology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Hemiptera Heteroptera Miridae Phylinae Pilophorini Pherolepis new species China

Abstract

Pherolepis Kulik is reviewed. Seven species are recognized, of which three species, Pherolepis longipilus, P. nigrinus, and P. robustus are described as new. Habitus photographs, illustrations of male and female genitalic structures, and scanning electron micrographs of morphological structures are provided. The key of Pherolepis, and extensive host and distributional information is provided. All type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.

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