ZooKeys 858: 7 1-76 (20 | 9) A peer-reviewed open-access journal doi: 10.3897/zookeys.858.35363 RESEARCH ARTICLE #Zookey S http:/ /Zz00 keys -pen soft.net Launched to accelerate biodiversity research A new species of Diaspididae, Megacanthaspis guiyangensis (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) from China Minmin Niu', Jinian Feng' | Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&@F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China Corresponding author: /inian Feng (jinianf@nwafu.edu.cn) Academic editor: Roger Blackman | Received 11 April 2019 | Accepted 20 May 2019 | Published 1 July 2019 http://zoobank.org/64D6FA02-E227-4834-A3CF-4FD1D3CD9662 Citation: Niu M, Feng J (2019) A new species of Diaspididae, Megacanthaspis guiyangensis (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) from China. ZooKeys 858: 71-76. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.858.35363 Abstract A new species of armoured scale insect, Megacanthaspis guiyangensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to M. hangzhouensis. Megacanthaspis guiyangenis infests leaves of Oligostachyum lubricum in China. A key to all eight species of Megacanthaspis now known is provided. Keywords Armoured scale, diagnosis, illustration, key, taxonomy Introduction Armoured scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae), are the largest family of the Coccoidea, and have a worldwide distribution, including 426 genera and 2624 species currently identified (Garcia Morales et al. 2016). The morphology of adult females is extremely reduced: no legs, antennae reduced to unsegmented tubercles, head, thorax and abdomen are fused, and these adults are wingless (Balachowsky 1948; Takagi 1993; Andersen et al. 2010; Henderson 2011). The genus Megacanthaspis Takagi, 1961 belongs to the tribe Diaspidini. The genus was originally established by Takagi (1961) with Megacanthaspis actinodaphnes Vakagi, Copyright Minmin Niu, Jinian Feng. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 7D, Minmin Niu & Jinian Feng. / ZooKeys 858: 71-76 (2019) 1961 designated as the type species. The genus is currently composed of seven species (Garcia Morales et al. 2016). The genus Megacanthaspis is distributed in China, Japan, and Nepal (Garcia Mo- rales et al. 2016). Takagi (1961) collected the type species of this genus in Japan. Later he described another species, M. litseae, from Taiwan, China (Takagi, 1970), and added two new species (MM. langtangana and M. leucaspis) from Japan (Takagi, 1981). Takagi (1981) also transferred the species Nanmuaspis phoebia Tang, collected in China (Tang, 1977), into Megacanthaspis. Most recently Wei (2012) recorded two new spe- cies of this genus (M/. hangzhouensis and M. hainanensis) from China. A new species of Megacanthaspis was discovered in China and is described and il- lustrated in this work. This discovery raises the number of species recorded in the genus to eight, five of which have been reported from China. A key to all species of the genus Megacanthaspis is provided. Materials and methods Samples of plants infested by the new species described in this study were collected in Guiyang City (Guizhou Province, China). Permanent slide mounts of adult females from the samples collected were slide-mounted using the protocol described by Hen- derson (2011). Illustrations of adult female of the new species were drawn from the slide-mounted specimens, showing an overview of the dorsum on the left side and the venter on the right; enlarged details of the significant features are illustrated but not drawn in direct proportion to each other. All specimens of the new species, Megacanthaspis guiyangensis, were deposited in the En- tomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China (NWAFU). Taxonomy Megacanthaspis Takagi, 1961 Megacanthaspis Takagi, 1961: 97. Type species. Megacanthaspis actinodaphnes Vakagi by monotype and original designation. Generic diagnosis. Adult female. Body elongate and slender, with metathorax and free abdominal segments not strongly produced; derm membranous. Each an- tenna with a long seta. Anterior spiracles with disc pores, and posterior spiracles of some species also with disc pores. Gland tubercles present caudad of anterior spira- cles, laterocaudad of posterior spiracles and submarginally on 1—3 anterior abdominal segments. Pygidium rounded along posterior margin, all species without lobes, some species with a marginal series of serrate processes or plates. Marginal gland spines pre- A new species of Diaspididae, Megacanthaspis guiyangensis from China 73 sent on the abdomen, each with one or more microducts. Dorsal macroducts present on abdomen and arranged in segmental rows but not in a well-defined series. Ventral ducts are the same size or smaller than dorsal ducts. Anal opening situated in the centre of pygidium. Perivulvar pores with five groups or connected to form an arc. Remarks. The genus Megacanthaspis, like other groups such as Thysanaspis and Pygalataspis, has non-glanduliferous plates that are well developed but does not have distinct lobes. Zhysanaspis and Pygalataspis have no gland spines. Members of the gen- era Megacanthaspis, Kuwanaspis, and Nikkoaspis all have plates and gland spines. Megacanthaspis guiyangensis sp. nov. http://zoobank.org/ 1 B30EFDA-374A-4EC7-B01E-15E325415428 Material studied. Holotype female: CHINA, Guizhou Province, Guiyang city, 26°24'35"N; 106°40'13"E. Collected on Oligostachyum lubricum leaves by Niu & Wei, 21.vii.2015, fist specimen from the left end of a row of 5 adult females, clearly indicated on the slide label (NWAFU). Paratypes: 59 specimens, same data as holotype (at, 1 slide with 1 adult female, 1 slide with 2 adult females, 1 slide with 3 adult females, 4 slides each with 4 adult fe- males, 5 slides each with 5 adult females, 2 slides each with 6 adult females (NWAFU). Description. Adult female. (Figs 1-8) Body outline oblong fusiform, with in- distinct segmentation. Each antenna with a long seta and a tubercle. Anterior and posterior spiracles without disc pores. The pygidium with sharp marginal processes on abdominal segments VII—VIII: 2 on each side of abdominal segment VII, 2 on abdominal segment VIII between the marginal gland spines (Fig. 8). Marginal gland spines each associated with one microduct, present on abdominal segments V—VIII: one pair, widely separated, on abdominal segment VIII and two pairs on abdominal segments V—VII. Some individuals have one pair of marginal gland spines on abdomi- nal segment IV. Gland tubercles absent. Dorsal macroducts arranged in irregular rows on abdominal segments II—VIII and numbering approximately 23—50 on each side; Marginal macroducts arranged one on each side of abdominal segment VII, and ab- sent on abdominal segment VIII between the gland spines. Ventral microducts smaller than dorsal macroducts, scattered loosely on the cephalothorax and abdomen. Anus rounded, located near the centre of the pygidium. Five groups of perivulvar pores form arcs: 3-5 in the median group, 5-8 in each laterocephalic group, and 4—8 in each laterocaudal group. Diagnosis. Megacanthaspis guiyangensis sp. nov. resembles M. hangzhouensis (Wei & Feng, 2012) in body outline, absence of gland tubercles and with 1 microduct on each of the marginal gland spines. The important differences between the pygidia of the two species are shown in Table 1. Host. Oligostachyum lubricum (Poaceae). Etymology. Named after Guiyang, the type locality. Distribution. China (Guizhou). 74 Minmin Niu & Jinian Feng. / ZooKeys 858: 71-76 (2019) Table |. Morphological differences between the pygidia of M. guiyangensis sp. nov. and M. hangzhouensis. Pygidium character state M. guiyangensis sp. nov. M. hangzhouensis Marginal processes present absent Pairs of gland spines on abdominal segment VII 2 1 Number of dorsal macroducts on each side of abdomen 23-50 about 17 Figures 1-8. Megacanthaspis guiyangensis sp. nov., adult female | body 2 antennae 3 anterior spiracle 4 detail of dorsal gland duct 5 ventral microducts 6 perivulvar pore 7 pygidium 8 margin of pygidium (sharp marginal processes). 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M. langtangana Takagi - Marginal gland spines absent from segment II........... M. actinodaphnes Takagi With a macroduct between median gland spines on abdominal segment NAMM xk cM cies Bren iete ewes pate ae erent inctely ecnstedtucecer aecnpeviedeasesevarsevclet M. hainanensis Wei ee ON pO ee vase wan sae ees Base roc eva weer vaca uted ba tte re aan cea antacsk gt watepbaa a taRE 7, Z Marginal serrate processes present on abdominal segment VI as well as on Semrnicrits WLS IMIN ners steadttosssets sb oatecepesstcaosoatee sere tee dee M. phoebia (Tang) — Marginal serrate processes present on abdominal segments VII-VIIL............ Sigh Vee Ear ee 2 CR) Een Es eee Gale Le Cle Bi M. litseae Takagi Acknowledgements We are grateful to Prof. William H. Reissig from Cornell University (New York, USA) for language correction of the manuscript. The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31772502). 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