A new species of Aleuromarginatus Corbett, 1935 with a key and checklist of Chinese species (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae)

By

Wang, Jirui
Xu, Zhihong
Du, Yuzhou

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

682

Pages

95-104

Subjects

Aleuromarginatus , Aleyrodidae , China , new taxa , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.682.11767

 

Abstract

A new whitefly species,Aleuromarginatus dielsianaeWang & Xu,sp. n.collected fromMillettia dielsianaHarms (Rosales: Fabaceae) in Jiangshan (28°40'N, 118°40'E, 512 m) and Xinchang (29°22'N, 120°46'E, 308 m), Zhejiang, China, is described and illustrated. This new species is characterized by the dark brown lateral margin area and a pair of longitudinal furrows extending from the cephalothorax to the vasiform orifice. The submargin has an elongate-oval fold at the base of each marginal tooth and with 3-4 rows of irregular shaped papillae, nine pairs submedian setae and 13 pairs submarginal setae. Thoracic and caudal tracheal folds and pores discernible. An identification key and checklist of species ofAleuromarginatusknown from China are provided.