Mollitrichosiphum (Metatrichosiphon) nandii Basu

Zhang, Dong & Qiao, Gexia, 2010, Mollitrichosiphum Suenaga from China (Hemiptera: Aphididae), with the description of one new species, Zootaxa 2608, pp. 1-24 : 10

Mollitrichosiphum (Metatrichosiphon) nandii Basu

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Mollitrichosiphum (Metatrichosiphon) nandii Basu, 1964: 233 .

Eutrichosiphum (Paratrichosiphum) alnisuctum Zhang , in Zhang & Zhong, 1988: 167. syn. nov. Mollitrichosiphum (Metetrichosiphon) nardii Basu : Raychaudhuri & Chatterjee, 1980: 357; Ghosh & Agarwala, 1993: 292; Remaudière & Remaudière, 1997: 177.

Material examined. China, Yunnan: Kunming, 2.viii.1982, No. Y 2562, 1 apterous viviparous female, 1 alate viviparous female and 4 apterous viviparous nymphs (Z.H. Xia), Kunming, 5.viii.1982, No. Y 2574, 5 apterous viviparous females and 3 apterous viviparous nymphs on Alnus cremastogyne (Z.H. Wu) ; Kunming, 13.v.1980, No.7081, 8 apterous viviparous females, 8 alate viviparous females, 1 apterous viviparous nymph and 1 alate viviparous nymph on Alnus sp. (T.S. Zhong & L. Y. Wang); Baoshan, 27.x.2003, No. 14712, 4 apterous viviparous females, 2 alate viviparous females and 1 apterous viviparous nymph on Alnus sp. (H.B. Liang); China, Xizang: Medog, 21.iv.1983, No.7785, 4 apterous viviparous females and 1 alate viviparous female on Alnus cremastogyne (T.S. Zhong & Y.H. Han) [Holotype and paratypes of Eutrichosiphum (Paratrichosiphum) alnisuctum Zhang ]; Xizang: Medog, 800m, 13.viii.2003, No.15370, 1 apterous viviparous female (G.X. Qiao); Xizang: Tongmai, alt. 2049m, 31.viii.2005, No.18382, 7 apterous viviparous females on Fagus longipetiolata ; Xizang: Zhangmu, 27.vii.2005, No.16504, 3 apterous viviparous females and 4 alate viviparous females (J.F. Wang); Xizang: Tongmai, 31.viii.2005, No.18383, 2 apterous viviparous females on Fagus longipetiolata ; China, Sichuan, 2.vi.1981, No.7271, 4 apterous viviparous females on Alnus sp. (B.L. Zhang); China, Guangxi: Longsheng, 18.xi.1981, No. Y 6634, 5 apterous viviparous females and 3 alate viviparous nymphs on Phoebe sp. (X.Q. Liang); Guangxi: Guilin, xi.1982, No. Y 6574, 1 apterous viviparous female, 3 apterous viviparous nymphs and 2 alate viviparous nymphs on Delavaya toxocarpa (X.Q. Liang) ; Guangxi: Mt. Jiuwandashan, 980m, 3.viii.2003, No.14657, 1 apterous viviparous female (J. Y. Yang).

Distribution. China (Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang), India.

Host plants. Phoebe spp . ( Lauraceae ), Delavaya toxocarpa (Sapindaceae) , Alnus cremastogyne (Betulaceae) and Fagus longipetiolata (Fagaceae) .

Comments. The synonymy indicated above is based on an examination of the type specimens of Eutrichosiphum (Paratrichosiphum) alnisuctum Zhang as indicated above.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Mollitrichosiphum (Metatrichosiphon) nandii Busu, apterous viviparous female: a. dorsal view of head; b. antennal segment III; c. antennal segment VI; d. ultimate rostral segment; e. mesosternal furca; f. hind tibia, tarsi and claws; g. dorsal hair on abdominal tergite VIII; h. siphunculus; i. cauda; j. anal plate; k. genital plate. Alate viviparous female: l. antennal segment III. Scale bars = 0.10 mm.

FIGURE 11. D orsal view of body, a. Mollitrichosiphum (Mollitrichosiphum) tenuicorpus (Okajima) (apterous viviparous female), b. Mollitrichosiphum (Mollitrichosiphum) tenuicorpus (Okajima) (alate viviparous female), c. Mollitrichosiphum (Metatrichosiphon) luchuanum (Takahashi) (apterous viviparous female), d. Mollitrichosiphum (Metatrichosiphon) montanum (van der Goot) (apterous viviparous female), e. Mollitrichosiphum (Metatrichosiphon) montanum (van der Goot) (alate viviparous female), f. Mollitrichosiphum (Metatrichosiphon) nandii Basu (alate viviparous female).