Melanastera sinica He & Burckhardt, sp. nov., a new psylloid species (Hemiptera, Psylloidea, Liviidae) from China developing on Grewia sp. (Malvaceae)

By

He, Zhixin
Burckhardt, Daniel, 1953-
Luo, Xinyu
Xu, Rongzhen
Cai, Wanzhi
Song, Fan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1204

Pages

191--198

Subjects

jumping plant lice , Liviinae , Oriental region , Paurocephalini , Sternorrhyncha , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1204.123740

 

Abstract

Melanastera sinica He & Burckhardt, sp. nov., a new psylloid species developing on Grewia sp., is described from Hainan, China. It is the first Melanastera species reported from Asia and China, and the second species from the Old World. While New World species of Melanastera are mostly associated with the plant families Melastomataceae and Annonaceae, the two Old World species develop on the malvaceous Grewia, a host otherwise used in psylloids by two Haplaphalara species. The new species is described, diagnosed and illustrated, and its host plant and biogeographic ranges are discussed.