title: Macrosiphoniella remaudierei, a new species of aphid onHelichrysumin Iran (Hemiptera, Aphididae).
abstract: A new species of aphid, belonging to the genusMacrosiphoniellaDel Guercio, 1911, is described using three samples collected in Iran onHelichrysum armenium(Asteraceae, Inuleae) by the late Prof. G. Remaudière. Both apterous and alate viviparous females of the new taxon,Macrosiphoniella remaudiereisp. n., are described and compared to corresponding morphs of the closely alliedMacrosiphoniella aetnensisand to other congeneric aphid species onHelichrysumin the Palaearctic region. Type specimens are now stored in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, University of Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barbagallo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental, University of León, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nieto Nafría
keywords: Aphididae; Hemiptera; Iran; Sternorrhyncha; new records