title: Description of a new species of Metabemisia Takahashi, 1963 from China (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae).
abstract: A new whitefly species, Metabemisia leguminosa sp. n., collected from an undetermined leguminous herb is described from Wuzhishan Mountain, Hainan Island, China. The puparium of the new species differs from that of all other Metabemisia species by the presence of 4-5 rows of very small distinct papillae along the margin, the absence of the first abdominal seta, and the indistinct thoracic tracheal pores. An identification key to the worldwide species of Metabemisia is provided.
authors.affiliation: School of Horticulture and Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; School of Agricultural & Food Science, Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University, Linan, 311300, China.
authors.forename: Ji-Rui
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Horticulture and Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Zhou
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Du
keywords: Aleyrodidae; China; Metabemisia; new taxa; taxonomy