Description of a new species of Saissetia from China (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Coccidae)

By

Zhang, Na
Cao, Tong
Feng, Jinian

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

791

Pages

97-105

Subjects

Coccinae , Distribution , Saissetia , soft scale insect , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.791.27186

 

Abstract

The adult female of a new species of soft scale Saissetiapuerensis Zhang & Feng, sp. n. is described and illustrated from the genus Saissetia Deplanche, 1859. This species was collected on Lithocarpusuvariifolius (Hance) in Yunnan province, China. A key is provided to separate adult females of all Saissetia species known from China. A table is provided showing the distribution of Saissetia in various zoogeographical regions throughout the world.