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. 2024 Jun 6:1204:191-198.
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1204.123740. eCollection 2024.

 Melanasterasinica He & Burckhardt, sp. nov., a new psylloid species (Hemiptera, Psylloidea, Liviidae) from China developing on Grewia sp. (Malvaceae)

Zhixin He  1 , Daniel Burckhardt  2 , Xinyu Luo  1 , Rongzhen Xu  1 , Wanzhi Cai  1 , Fan Song  1
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 Melanasterasinica He & Burckhardt, sp. nov., a new psylloid species (Hemiptera, Psylloidea, Liviidae) from China developing on Grewia sp. (Malvaceae)

Zhixin He et al. Zookeys. .

Abstract

Melanasterasinica He & Burckhardt, sp. nov., a new psylloid species developing on Grewia sp., is described from Hainan, China. It is the first Melanastera species reported from Asia and China, and the second species from the Old World. While New World species of Melanastera are mostly associated with the plant families Melastomataceae and Annonaceae, the two Old World species develop on the malvaceous Grewia, a host otherwise used in psylloids by two Haplaphalara species. The new species is described, diagnosed and illustrated, and its host plant and biogeographic ranges are discussed.

Keywords: Jumping plant lice; Liviinae; Oriental Region; Paurocephalini; Sternorrhyncha; taxonomy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Habitus of adults of Melanasterasinica He & Burckhardt, sp. nov. A dorsal view B lateral view. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Melanasterasinica He & Burckhardt, sp. nov., adult A head B antenna C forewing D hindwing E male terminalia F inner face of paramere G female terminalia. Scale bars: 0.25 mm (A); 0.3 mm (B); 0.5 mm (C, D); 0.1 mm (E–G).
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Melanasterasinica He & Burckhardt, sp. nov., fifth instar immature A antenna B tarsal arolium C habitus (left: dorsal side, right: ventral side) D detail of extra pore fields (dorsal side) E detail of extra pore fields and circumanal ring (ventral side). Scale bars: 0.15 mm (A); 0.03 mm (B); 0.2 mm (C); 0.01 mm (D, E).
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