Description of the immature stages of Kuwanina betula Wu &amp; Liu, with a discussion of its placement in the Acanthococcidae family group (Hemiptera: Coccoidea)

SAN-AN WU; NAN NAN

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3926.4.7

Issue: Vol. 3926 No. 4: 9 Mar. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-03-09

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3926.4.7

Page range: 576–584

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**Description of the immature stages of Kuwanina betula Wu & Liu, with a discussion of its placement in the Acanthococcidae family group (Hemiptera: Coccoidea)**

SAN-AN WU⁺⁻
NAN NAN⁺⁻

The Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China 100083

Cryptococcidae immature stages new combination

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Abstract

The immature stages of Kuwanina betula Wu & Liu are described and illustrated. Based on morphological and molecular data (18S and 28S rDNA), it is argued that K. betula is closer to Pseudochermes Nitsche than to Kuwanina Cockerell in Fernald and so this species is transferred to Pseudochermes as P. betula (Wu & Liu) comb. nov..