›› 2003, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (3): 345-350.

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Key to the genera of the subtribe Rhopalosiphina,and a description of a species newly recorded from China (Homoptera: Aphididae, Aphidinae)

QIAO Ge-Xia, ZHANG Guang-Xue   

  • Online:2003-06-20 Published:2003-06-20

Abstract: A key is provided for the identification of ten genera of the world-wide subtribe Rhopalosiphina. One species, Schizaphis hypersiphonata Basu, (1969) 1970 was recorded for the first time in China. Studied specimens are deposited in the Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOZ), Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, USA (INHS), Department of Agriculture, United States (USDA), and British Museum (BMNH).

Key words: Aphidinae, Rhopalosiphina, key, new record, China