Aleyrodid (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) fauna of Sri Lanka with description of a new species

Seven species of whiteflies, Aleuroclava selvakumarani Sundararaj & David, Aleuroplatus spina (Singh), Dialeurodes citri (Ashmead), D. dissimilis (Quaintance & Baker), D. ixorae (Singh), Dialeurolonga maculata (Singh) and Minutaleyrodes minuta (Singh), from Sri Lanka form new records. Of the...

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Published inOriental insects Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 349 - 358
Main Authors David, B. Vasantharaj, Dubey, Anil Kumar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2008
Subjects
Aleyrodidae
Pealius
Sri Lanka
whiteflies
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Summary:Seven species of whiteflies, Aleuroclava selvakumarani Sundararaj & David, Aleuroplatus spina (Singh), Dialeurodes citri (Ashmead), D. dissimilis (Quaintance & Baker), D. ixorae (Singh), Dialeurolonga maculata (Singh) and Minutaleyrodes minuta (Singh), from Sri Lanka form new records. Of these, D. citri and M. minuta are pest species. A new species, Pealius nelsoni David & Dubey is described and illustrated. New host plant records are indicated. A check list of whiteflies of Sri Lanka is appended.
ISSN:0030-5316
2157-8745
DOI:10.1080/00305316.2008.10417560