title: First record of the genus Zygina from a Neotropical region on Populus spp.: taxonomic and biological characteristics.
abstract: The typhlocybine, Zygina nivea Mulsant & Rey 1855, was found in urban areas of Argentina colonizing trees of poplar (Populus alba L. and P. nigra L.). This is the first mention of the genus Zygina Fieber from the Neotropical region. In this paper redescription of the male, description of the female, distributional and host plant data, and behavioural observations of this species are given.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, División Entomología Paseo del Bosque s/n, La Plata - Buenos Aires, Argentina. icatalano@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Brentassi
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Paradell
authors.forename: A M M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Remes de Lenicov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D010858:Pigmentation; D011156:Population Density; D032107:Populus / Q000469:parasitology*