Abstract
The aphid genus Neothoracaphis Takahashi is reviewed, with the description of a new species, Neothoracaphis semicarpifolia sp. nov., on Quercus semicarpifolia and a newly recorded species, Neothoracaphis elongata (Takahashi) from China. Neothoracaphis hangzhouensis Zhang was considered as a junior synonym of Neothoracaphis yanonis (Matsumura), and a key to the species of Neothoracaphis was provided. Voucher specimens are deposited with the National Zoological Museum of China, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to R. Chen, X.T. Li, Q.H. Liu, Z.H. Luo, G.Q. Ma, Y.C. Ru, Y. Wang, G.X. Zhang, X.N. Zhang, T.S. Zhong and personnel of Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Parks and Zhongshan Botanical Garden for their collections. They also thank C.P. Liu and F.D. Yang for specimen processing. This study was supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (nos. 30830017 and 31061160186), National Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists (no. 31025024), National Science Fund for Fostering Talents in Basic Research (no. J0930004) and grants (no. O529YX5105) from the Key Laboratory of the Zoological Systematics and Evolution of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (MOST GRANT no. 2006FY110500).