A new genus and species of Macrosiphini (Hemiptera, Aphididae) from China, living on Isodon eriocalyx

By

Zhang, Bin
Lou, Ya-Meng
Qiao, Gexia. 乔格侠, 1966-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

359

Pages

1-12

Subjects

Aphididae , China , new genus , new species , Nigritergaphis , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.359.6219

 

Abstract

The aphid genus Nigritergaphis gen. n. is described, and N. crassisetosa sp.n. on Isodon eriocalyx (Dunn) Kudô (Lamiaceae) from Yunnan, China is described and illustrated. The new species curls and distorts the leaves of this important traditional Chinese medicinal plant, and is evidently specific to this host. Holotype and paratypes are deposited in the National Zoological Museum of China, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.