A new species of Lecanodiaspis Targioni Tozzetti, 1869 (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Lecanodiaspididae), with an updated checklist of the false pit scales of China

Authors: Zhang, Jiang tao DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1240.148728 Published: Jan. 1, 2025 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Distribution · Topics: Research on scale insects, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy

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A new species of false pit scale (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Lecanodiaspididae), Lecanodiaspis jiangxiensis Zhang & Wang, sp. nov., collected on Castanea mollissima Blume (Fagaceae) in Jiangxi, south China, is described and illustrated based on the morphology of the adult female. A taxonomic key and an updated checklist of false pit scales known from China are provided.

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