Doubling the known endemic species diversity of New Caledonian armored scale insects (Hemiptera, Diaspididae)

By

Hardy, Nate
Williams, D. J. (Douglas John)

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

782

Pages

Nov-47

Subjects

Biodiversity hotspot , Southern Hemisphere , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.782.27938

 

Abstract

Fourteen species of armored scale insects are known only from New Caledonia. Here, the adult female of fourteen more are described:Agrophaspisansevataesp. n.,Aonidiamontikoghissp. n.,Aonidiapaucasp. n.,Fernaldannawhitasp. n.,Furcaspiscostulariaesp. n.,Greeniellacasuarinaesp. n.,Greenielladacrydiaesp. n.,Lepidosaphesmonticolasp. n.,Leptaspispegegen. et sp. n.,Leucaspismontikoghissp. n.,Melanaspisnothofagisp. n.,Neomorganianothofagisp. n.,Pseudaonidiadugdalisp. n., andPseudaonidiayateensissp. n.We note that the diversity of New Caledonian armored scale insects appears to have resulted more from trans-oceanic dispersal than in situ speciation.