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Issue: Vol. 1478 No. 1: 21 May. 2007
Type: Articles
Published: 2007-05-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1478.1.3
Page range: 33–40
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 1

The genus Leucodellus Reuter, 1906 in China (Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylinae)

Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Hemiptera Heteroptera Miridae Leucodellus new synonymy new combination new species China

Abstract

There are three species of Leucodellus Reuter recorded from China, of which one, Leucodellus xizangensis, is described here as new. The genus Heterochlorillus Putshkov, 1970 is treated as a junior synonym of Leucodellus Reuter, 1906. The new combinations Leucodellus amygdali (Linnavouri) [Heterochlorillus], L. nathaliae (Josifov) [Heterochlorillus], L. zagdani (Putshkov) [Heterochlorillus], and L. pallescens (Zheng and Li) [Plagiognathus], are proposed. A key for the discrimination of the Chinese species is given. Photographs of the dorsal habitus and illustrations of the legs and genitalia are provided. All type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.

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