A new species of Eulachnus Del Guercio from China (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Lachninae)

Zootaxa. 2022 Sep 12;5183(1):380-389. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5183.1.28.

Abstract

We describe apterous and alate viviparous females of a new species of the Lachninae genus Eulachnus (Eulachnini) from China. The new species, Eulachnus blackmani sp. nov., can be easily separated from other Asian representatives of this genus: the ultimate rostral segments are without accessory setae; the spinal scleroites are larger than the pleural and marginal ones; there are a few very long setae on the distal part of the tibiae and on the hind tarsus. The new species is morphologically most similar to the European E. nigricola (Paek), and hence unusual within the Asian Eulachnus fauna.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aphids*
  • China
  • Female