A NEW GENUS AND THREE NEW SPECIES OF APHIDS FROM QUERCUS CALLIPRINOS WEBB IN THE MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES (HOMOPTERA: APHIDIDAE)
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New Taxa
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AbstractSiculaphis vittoriensis gen.nov., sp.nov., Myzocallis (Hoplocallis) microsiphon sp.nov., and M. (Agrioaphis) cocciferina sp.nov. are described. The new taxa have a Mediterranean distribution, and Quercus calliprinos Webb is their main host. Accounts are given of their morphology, taxonomic position, and ecology. A key is presented for the four species in the subgenus Hoplocallis.