A new species of Pauroaspis Tang (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Asterolecaniidae) from southwestern China, with a key to species worldwide
A new species of pit scale (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Asterolecaniidae), Pauroaspis chuanensis Li & Wu, sp. nov., is recorded on bamboo from Sichuan Province, China. The adult female is described and illustrated, and an identification key is provided to separate the females of Pauroaspis species worldwide.
Authors
- Yuang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8851-6796)
- YIZHE WANG
- San-An Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9671-9401)
Institutions
- Beijing Forestry University (CN)
- Institute of Plant Protection (CN)
- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (CN)
- Fuzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.2.8
- Primary Topic
- Research on scale insects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00