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Issue: Vol. 5768 No. 4: 12 Mar. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-03-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5768.4.9
Page range: 588-590
Abstract views: 14
PDF downloaded: 1

First record of Dynaspidiotus ephedrarum (Lindinger, 1912) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) in China

Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Safe Prevention and Control of Agricultural and Forestry Pests/ College of Agronomy; Xinjiang Agricultural University; Urumqi; 830052; Xinjiang; China
Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Safe Prevention and Control of Agricultural and Forestry Pests/ College of Agronomy; Xinjiang Agricultural University; Urumqi; 830052; Xinjiang; China; Crop Science Postdoctoral Research Station/ College of Agronomy; Xinjiang Agricultural University; Urumqi; 830052; Xinjiang; China.
Hemiptera Diaspididae Dynaspidiotus ephedrarum Xinjiang

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How to Cite

He, Y. & Liu, D. (2026) First record of Dynaspidiotus ephedrarum (Lindinger, 1912) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) in China. Zootaxa, 5768 (4), 588–590. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5768.4.9