Six new record species of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) infesting Morus alba in China

Ji-Rui Wang; Zao-Qin Song; Yu-Zhou Du

doi:10.1093/jisesa/ieu136

Six new record species of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) infesting Morus alba in China

J Insect Sci. 2014 Jan 1:14:274. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieu136. Print 2014.

Authors

Ji-Rui Wang¹, Zao-Qin Song², Yu-Zhou Du³

Affiliations

¹ School of Horticulture Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
² School of Horticulture Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China Crop Cultivation and Technology Promotion Stations of Yizheng, Yizheng 211400, China.
³ School of Horticulture Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China yzdu@yzu.edu.cn.

Abstract

To determine the species of whiteflies occurring on mulberry, Morus alba L. (Rosales: Moraceae) in China, we collected samples in more than 87 sites in 16 provinces of China from 2008 to 2011. In total, 10 species, representing seven genera of the subfamily Aleyrodinae, were identified. Of these, six species are newly recorded on mulberry in China, namely, Aleuroclava ficicola Takahashi, Aleuroclava gordoniae (Takahashi), Aleurotrachelus camelliae (Kuwana), Bemisia afer (Priesner & Hosny), Bemisia tabaci Gennadius, and Pealius machili Takahashi. Information on the taxonomy, distribution, and host plants of the whitefly species found on mulberry in China, along with a brief description and illustrations of each species are provided.

Keywords: ESEM; description; mulberry pest; puparium; taxonomy.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution*
Animals
China
Food Chain*
Hemiptera / classification*
Hemiptera / growth & development
Hemiptera / physiology*
Morus* / growth & development
Nymph / classification
Nymph / physiology