Original Article

Description of two new species of Newsteadia Green (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Ortheziidae) from China with a key to Chinese species

  • Xinyi Zheng ,
  • San’an Wu ,
  • Jichun Xing
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  • 1The Key Laboratory for Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China 2Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China

Online published: 2023-07-24

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32270476).

Abstract

This study reported two new species: Newsteadia multipori Zheng & Wu, sp. nov., collected from pine needle litter in Guizhou Province, are described and illustrated for its adult female, male, and first-, second- and third-instar nymphs; N. chebalingensis Zheng & Wu, sp. nov., collected from broad leaf litter in Guangdong Province, are described and illustrated for its adult female and first-instar nymph. Identification keys are provided to the adult females of Newsteadia species known in China and to the adult males of Newsteadia species known worldwide.

Cite this article

Xinyi Zheng , San’an Wu , Jichun Xing . Description of two new species of Newsteadia Green (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Ortheziidae) from China with a key to Chinese species[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2023 , 48(3) : 206 -226 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.2023302

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