The genus Saissetia (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Coccidae) in China, with description of a new species

Zookeys. 2019 Aug 29:873:55-63. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.873.36661. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Saissetia kunmingensis Cao & Feng, sp. nov., a member of the genus Saissetia Kanda, 1960, is a new species in China that is described and illustrated in this study, based on adult females. This species was found on Osmanthus fragrans (Oleaceae) plants from Kunming, Yunnan Province (China). An updated key to females of the eight species of Saissetia which occur in China was developed.

Keywords: Coccoidea; plant pest; soft scales; taxonomy.