Asiphonipponaphis, a new genus of Hormaphidinae (Hemiptera, Aphididae) causing galls on Distylium chinense from China, with description of a new species

Jing Chen; Masato Sorin; Ge-Xia Qiao

doi:10.3897/zookeys.111.1283

Asiphonipponaphis, a new genus of Hormaphidinae (Hemiptera, Aphididae) causing galls on Distylium chinense from China, with description of a new species

Zookeys. 2011:(111):1-10. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.111.1283. Epub 2011 Jun 22.

Authors

Jing Chen¹, Masato Sorin, Ge-Xia Qiao

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, P.R.China.

Abstract

The aphid genus Asiphonipponaphisgen. n. from China is new to science. Asiphonipponaphis vasigallasp. n. causing galls on Distylium chinense from Hunan, China is described and illustrated. Holotype and paratypes are deposited in the National Zoological Museum of China, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (NZMCAS) and Kogakkan University, Japan.

Keywords: Aphididae; Asiphonipponaphis; China; Hormaphidinae; new genus; new species.