Skip to main content Skip to main navigation menu Skip to site footer
Responsive image
Issue: Vol. 5285 No. 3: 17 May 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-05-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5285.3.7
Page range: 571-577
Abstract views: 177
PDF downloaded: 15

A new species of the genus Formosaspis Takahashi, 1932 (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) from China

Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025 P. R. China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025 P. R. China
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025 P. R. China
Hemiptera Sternorrhyncha armoured scale insect morphology taxonomy distribution bamboo

Abstract

A new species of armoured scale insect, Formosaspis fanjingensis sp. n. (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae), is described; it was found on Chimonobambusa spp. (Poaceae; Bambusoideae) in Guizhou Province, China. Habitat photographs and taxonomic illustrations are provided. The type specimens are deposited at the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC). An identification key based on the morphology of adult females is provided to separate all the species in the genus.

 

References

  1. Fang, Z.G., Wu, S.A. & Xu, H.C. (2001) A list of scale insects of bamboo in China (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Journal of Zhejiang Forestry College, 1, 104–112.
  2. Ferris, G.F. (1952) Report upon scale insects collected in China (Insecta: Homoptera). Part III. Microentomology, 17, 6–16.
  3. García Morales, M., Denno, B.D., Miller, D.R., Miller, G.L., Ben-Dov, Y. & Hardy, N.B. (2016) ScaleNet: a literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics. Database. Available from: http://scalenet.info (accessed 16 March 2023)
  4. Henderson, R.C. (2011) Diaspididae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea). Fauna of New Zealand, 66, 1‒275.
  5. Jiang, G.Z. (2002) A new species of genus Formosaspis (Homoptera: Diaspididae) from China. Entomotaxonomia, 24 (2), 99–102.
  6. Jiang, G.Z. (2004) A new species of genus Formosaspis (Homoptera: Diaspididae) from China. Entomotaxonomia, 26 (3), 171–174.
  7. Lindinger, L. (1932) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Schildläuse. Konowia, 11, 177–205.
  8. Martin, J.H. & Lau, C.S. (2011) The Hemiptera-Sternorrhyncha (Insecta) of Hong Kong, China—an annotated inventory citing voucher specimens and published records. Zootaxa, 2847 (1), 1–122. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2847.1.1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2847.1.1
  9. Miller, D.R. & Davidson, J.A. (2005) Armored Scale Insect Pests of Trees and Shrubs (Hemiptera: Diaspididae). Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, 456 pp.
  10. Munting, J. (1968) New and little known armoured scales (Homoptera: Diaspididae) from South Africa—4. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 31, 417–433.
  11. Normark, B.B., Okusu, A., Morse, G.E., Peterson, D.A., Itioka, T. & Schneider, S.A. (2019) Phylogeny and classification of armored scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae). Zootaxa, 4616 (1), 1–98. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4616.1.1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4616.1.1
  12. Sadof, C.S. & Neal, J.J. (1993) Use of host plant resources by the Euonymus Scale, Unaspis euonymi (Homoptera: Diaspididae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 86 (5), 614‒620. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/86.5.614 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/86.5.614
  13. Takahashi, R. (1930) Observations on the Coccidae of Formosa, Part II. Report, Department of Agriculture Government Research Institute, Formosa, 43, 1–45.
  14. Takahashi, R. (1931) Some Coccidae of Formosa. Transactions of the Natural History Society of Formosa, 21, 1–5.
  15. Takahashi, R. (1932) Records and descriptions of the Coccidae from Formosa. Part 2. Journal of the Society of Tropical Agriculture Formosa, 4, 41–48.
  16. Washington, J.R. & Walker, G.P. (1990) Histological studies of California red scale (Homoptera: Diaspididae) feeding on citrus. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 83 (5), 939–948. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/83.5.939 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/83.5.939
  17. Zhang, X.F. (1999) A new species of Formosaspis (Homoptera: Coccoidea, Diaspididae). Entomological Journal of East China, 8 (2), 4–5.