Miyazakia, a new aphid genus from Japan (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Macrosiphini)

Miyazakia gen. nov. with type species Miyazakia ranunculi (Miyazaki, 1971) comb. nov. is described. The species is illustrated and biometric data are provided for all morphs, except the fundatrix. This aphid genus is closely related to Sappaphis Matsumura, 1919. M. ranunculi is a heteroecious specie...

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Published inZootaxa Vol. 3861; no. 6; p. 575
Main Author Stekolshchikov, Andrey V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand 18.09.2014
Subjects
Animal Distribution
Animal Structures - anatomy & histology
Animal Structures - growth & development
Animals
Aphids - anatomy & histology
Aphids - classification
Aphids - growth & development
Body Size
Female
Japan
Male
Organ Size
Japan
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Summary:Miyazakia gen. nov. with type species Miyazakia ranunculi (Miyazaki, 1971) comb. nov. is described. The species is illustrated and biometric data are provided for all morphs, except the fundatrix. This aphid genus is closely related to Sappaphis Matsumura, 1919. M. ranunculi is a heteroecious species; its primary host is probably Photinia villosa (Thunb.) DC and its secondary host is Ranunculus. 
ISSN:1175-5334
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3861.6.4