Abstract
A study of the genus Paraputo Laing, 1929 (Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) from China is provided. Eight Paraputo species are recognized in China, of which two species, P. platani sp. n. and P. yunnanensis sp. n., are described as new and P. banzigeri Williams, 2004 is recorded from China for the first time. Two new combinations are introduced, involving transfer of P. citricola Tang, 1992 and P. sinensis Borchsenius, 1962 to the genus Formicococcus Takahashi, 1928. A key to the Paraputo species of China is provided.
Highlights
The genus Paraputo was established by Laing (1929) with P. ritchiei Laing as its type species, which was described from Tanzania in the Afrotropical Region
The genus Lachnodiopsis with L. szemaoensis Borchsenius as its type species, which was synonymized with Paraputo by Williams (2004) based on the study of original material
The genus Paraputo has been widely studied in many geographic regions: De Lotto (1964) and Millar (2002) in the African region; McKenzie (1967), Miller and McKenzie (1971, 1973), Williams and Granara de Willink (1992) in the American region; Williams and Watson (1988), Williams (2004, 2005) in the Pacific and southern Asia regions; Tang (1992) and Wang (2001) in the Chinese region
Summary
The genus Paraputo was established by Laing (1929) with P. ritchiei Laing as its type species, which was described from Tanzania in the Afrotropical Region. The genus Lachnodiopsis with L. szemaoensis Borchsenius as its type species, which was synonymized with Paraputo by Williams (2004) based on the study of original material. N., and the new Chinese record of P. banzigeri Williams, there are eight Paraputo species in China: P. albizzicola Borchsenius, P. banzigeri, P. comantis, P. gasteris, P. platani sp.
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