Description of Asiothrixus gen. nov (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and two new species with diagnoses and a puparial key to species
Journal
Zootaxa
Journal Issue
2417
Pages
51-65
Date Issued
2010
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Abstract
A new Asian genus is diagnosed, Asiothrixus, with Aleurothrixus antidesmae Takahashi as type species, together with Asiothrixus smilaceti (Takahashi) comb. nov., Asiothrixus silvestris (Corbett) comb. nov., Asiothrixus specialis sp. nov. and Asiothrixus unicus sp. nov. Lectotypes are designated for both A. antidesmae and A. smilaceti. Characteristics of the new genus are discussed, and puparial diagnoses and illustrations for the species provided, together with a puparial key to species.
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journal article