A new species of Poliaspoides MacGillivray (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) on Bambusa siamensis (Poaceae) imported into Turkey
Ulgenturk, Selma
Pellizzari, Giuseppina
Zootaxa
2013
3694
5
493
499
6TS8
665303
MacGillivray
MacGillivray
[238,564,151,178]
Insecta
Diaspididae
Poliaspoides
Animalia
Hemiptera
1
494
Arthropoda
genus
Diagnosis:body elongate, antennae with 2 setae, pygidium and lateral areas of prepygidial segments sclerotised, pygidium slightly rounded with crenulated margin; plates, lobes, spines, marginal sclerosis absent; ducts scattered; dorsal ducts on pygidium larger than ventral ducts; with or without perivulvar pores in 5 groups. At present, the genus Poliaspoidesincludes three species: P. formosana(Takahashi), P. simplex(Green)and P. leptocarpi(Brittin). Of these, P. formosanaand P. simplexwere collected off bamboos ( Poaceae) whereas P. leptocarpiis monophagous on Apodasmia(= Leptocarpus) similis(Restinaceae), which is endemic to New Zealand(Henderson, 2011). With regard to their distribution, P. formosanaand P. simplexare Asiatic species, the first having been recorded from China, Malaysia, Philippinesand Taiwanand introduced into some Indian Ocean islands ( Mauritius, Reunion) and African countries ( Kenya, Mozambiqueand South Africa) (Takagi, 1995; Ben- Dov et al., 2012), whilst the latter is known only from Indiaand Sri Lanka. P. leptocarpiis currently restricted to New Zealand.