New species for Virgilia Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera, Lophopidae), genus review and key to species.

作者信息

Soulier-Perkins Adeline, Navasero Mario, Yap Sheryl, Wilson Michael R

机构信息

Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Mécanismes adaptatifs et évolution, MECADEV-UMR 7179 MNHN-CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, F-75005 Paris, France..

出版信息

Zootaxa. 2018 Apr 27;4415(1):135-149. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4415.1.6.

Two new species of the lophopid genus Virgilia Stål 1866, are described and illustrated, V. cocovora Soulier-Perkins sp. nov. and V. imuganensis Soulier-Perkins sp. nov. A key to the species of the genus is provided. Photos for the four Virgilia species are presented and the male terminalia illustrations are given. A comment on the potential pest status of one of the described species, V. cocovora, is given.