A new species of Lopholeucaspis (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) from China, with a key to the species worldwide
A new species of armored scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae), Lopholeucaspis taiguensis Shen & Wei sp. nov., is described and illustrated from China, based on the morphology of adult females, second-instar females and adult males. A key to the adult females of all the species of Lopholeucaspis is provided.
Authors
- Jiufeng Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4705-2599)
- Qing Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2744-1239)
- Junzeng Xue
- Minmin Niu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6506-4950)
- X Shen
Institutions
- Shanxi Agricultural University (CN)
- Institute of Plant Protection (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.10
- Primary Topic
- Research on scale insects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00