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A NEW GENUS, NEOTHELAXES, AND TWO NEW SPECIES OF THELAXINAE FROM INDIA (HOMOPTERA: APHIDIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

S. Chakrabarti
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741 235, West Bengal, India
F.W. Quednau
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Quebec, PO Box 3800, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada G1V 4C7

Abstract

Neothelaxes gen.nov., type-species N. viticola sp.nov., as well as N. parthenocissi sp.nov., are described. The host-plant of the two species is Parthenocissus semicordata. The taxonomic position of the aphids is discussed.

Résumé

Neothelaxes gen.nov., espèce type N. viticola sp.nov., ainsi que N. parthenocissi sp.nov., sont décrits. La plante hôte pour les deux espèces est Parthenocissus semicordata. La position taxonomique de ces pucerons est discutée.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1996

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