Revision of Newsteadia (Homoptera: Coccoidea) of the Nearctic and Neotropic Regions, with Descriptions of New Species

Abstract

Six new species of Newsteadia are described from the Nearctic and Neotropic Regions. A key is presented for the identification of 10 species currently included in the genus from these regions. The number of species in the genus worldwide is 37. A modified concept of the genus is presented and some new characters are given as diagnostic of the genus. The zoogeography of the genus is discussed.

Morphology of the Males of Seven Species of Ortheziidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea)

“…along with the morphology of adult females, this study confirms (until more adult males of Newsteadia are found) that Newsteadia is a distinct lineage within the Ortheziidae. because Newsteadia currently comprises 58 species (Miller et al, 2013), descriptions of more adult males might help clarify the variation within the genus and possibly reveal characters dividing it into further groups, although the adult female morphology is relatively uniform (Kozár and Konczné benedicty, 2000;Konczné benedicty and Kozár, 2001;Miller and Kozár, 2002).…”

“…Kozár (2004) revised the Ortheziidae, and introduced several new genera and tribes. like all families within the Coccoidea, ortheziid species are diagnosed on the basis of female morphology (Morrison, 1925;Morrison, 1952;Kozár and Konczné benedicty, 2000;Kozár and Miller, 2000;Konczné benedicty and Kozár, 2001;Miller and Kozár, 2002;Kozár, 2004;Vea and Grimaldi, 2012) and Kozár's new classification was also based on the adult female. In general, only the adult females (and sometimes late-instar nymphs) are currently identifiable because the original descriptions were based solely on the former, along with their associated nymphs.…”