A new genus and species of the scale insect family Qinococcidae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) from China

Zootaxa. 2023 Apr 14;5264(3):355-368. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5264.3.4.

Abstract

A new genus of Qinococcidae, Abrococcus Zheng & Wu gen. n. is established for a new species Abrococcus cunninghamia Zheng & Wu sp. n., which was collected on Cunninghamia lanceolata (Cupressaceae) from Guizhou Province, P. R. China. Descriptions and illustrations are provided for the adult female and first-, second- and third-instar female nymphs. Keys to the adult females and first-instar nymphs of the genera of Qinococcidae and known developmental stages of A. cunninghamia are provided.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • China
  • Female
  • Hemiptera*
  • Nymph