Two new species of Aphis (Toxoptera) Koch (Hemiptera, Aphididae) from China

Zhentao Cheng; Xiaolei Huang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1172.106518

Two new species of Aphis (Toxoptera) Koch (Hemiptera, Aphididae) from China

Zookeys. 2023 Jul 24:1172:31-46. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1172.106518. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Zhentao Cheng¹, Xiaolei Huang¹

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Fuzhou China.

Abstract

Two new aphid species, Aphis (Toxoptera) fafuensis Cheng & Huang, sp. nov., feeding on Adinandramillettii (Pentaphylacaceae) from Fujian, China, and Aphis (Toxoptera) sennae Cheng & Huang, sp. nov., feeding on Sennabicapsularis (Fabaceae) from Yunnan, China, were described. Morphological characters and molecular data supported the taxonomic position of the new species within the subgenus Aphis (Toxoptera). A key for identifying species of apterous viviparous females in this subgenus is provided.

Keywords: Aphids; COI; DNA barcode; identification key; morphology; taxonomy.

Zhentao Cheng, Xiaolei Huang.

Grants and funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 32270499)