Matsumuraja urticae Ghosh, Ghosh &Raychaudhuri, 1971

Xu, Ying, Chen, Jing, Jiang, Liyun & Qiao, Gexia, 2024, Revision of Matsumuraja (Hemiptera, Aphidinae, Macrosiphini) in China with two new synonyms and four new records, Zootaxa 5477 (1), pp. 27-42 : 39-41

Matsumuraja urticae Ghosh, Ghosh &Raychaudhuri, 1971

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First record in China.

Specimens examined. Two apterous viviparous females, CHINA: Yunnan (Dali City), 18.VII.2022, No. 53851-1- 1, on Pilea ( Urticaceae ), coll. S. Xu, Y. Wang and H. Y. Zhang.

Diagnosis. Antenna 5-segmented; Ant. I with one long finger-like processes directed inward at the inner side ( Fig. 7b ), 0.82–0.92 times the segment; body dorsum only with finger-like marginal tubercles ( Fig. 7d ), without spinal tubercles except for abdominal tergite VI with one pair of spinal tubercles; SIPH long cylindrical, curved inward, heavily imbricated, without flange ( Fig. 7e ).

Distribution. China (Yunnan), India.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Matsumuraja urticae Ghosh, Ghosh & Raychaudhuri.Apterous viviparous female: a dorsal view of head b antenna c ultimate rostral segment d marginal tubercles of metanotum and abdominal tergites I–V, spinal tubercle of abdominal tergite VI e siphunculus f cauda g anal plate h genital plate. Scale bars = 0.10 mm.

FIGURE 9. Apterous viviparous females of Matsumuraja Schumacher a Matsumuraja rubiphila Takahashi b Matsumuraja taisetsusana Miyazaki c Matsumuraja urticae Ghosh, Ghosh & Raychaudhuri d Matsumuraja rubifoliae Takahashi e Matsumuraja rubicola Takahashi f Matsumuraja formosana Takahashi. Scale bars = 0.10 mm.