A new species and two new records of Indomasonaphis Verma, 1971 (Hemiptera, Aphididae) from China

By

Nazarov, Shokhruz
Xu, Ying
Jiang, Li-Yun
Qiao, Gexia. 乔格侠, 1966-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-9-29

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1253

Pages

343--362

Subjects

Aphidinae , clavate siphunculi , DNA barcode , key , new record , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1253.157130

 

Abstract

Indomasonaphis Verma, 1971 is a small genus primarily distributed in the southern Himalayan region. The genus is morphologically characterized by a concave frons; sparse, long, thick, and blunt or capitate dorsal setae; long clavate siphunculi; spinulose tarsi; and conspicuously hairy cauda. Based on the examination of Chinese specimens, the genus Indomasonaphis is recorded for the first time in China. A new species, Indomasonaphis polygoni Qiao & Xu, sp. nov. on Polygonum sp. is described here. Additionally, Indomasonaphis anaphalidis (Basu, 1964) and Indomasonaphis rumicis (Chakrabarti & Raychaudhuri, 1975) are newly recorded here from China. DNA barcode sequences of two species in the genus, I. anaphalidis (Basu) and I. polygoni Qiao & Xu, sp. nov. were obtained for the first time. Keys to the Chinese species in this genus have been constructed.