A new species of Aleurolobus Quaintance & Baker, 1914 (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) from China infesting Murraya exotica L

A new whitefly species, Aleurolobus rutae sp. nov. , collected on Murraya exotica (Sapindales, Rutaceae) leaves in the Maolan National Nature Reserve, Guizhou, China, is described and illustrated. Some of the individuals were infected with Aschersonia placenta , an entomopathogenic fungus. The insec...

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Published inZooKeys Vol. 1152; no. 3; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors Lin, Qing-Song, Lu, Lin-Qian, Wang, Ji-Rui
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sofia Pensoft Publishers 02.03.2023
Subjects
Abdomen
Aleyrodidae
Analysis
Discovery and exploration
Entomopathogenic fungi
Fungi
Identification and classification
Morphology (Animals)
Murraya exotica
Nature reserves
New species
Physical characteristics
Setae
Thorax
Zoology
China
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Summary:A new whitefly species, Aleurolobus rutae sp. nov. , collected on Murraya exotica (Sapindales, Rutaceae) leaves in the Maolan National Nature Reserve, Guizhou, China, is described and illustrated. Some of the individuals were infected with Aschersonia placenta , an entomopathogenic fungus. The insect is circular in shape and characterized by a very wide submarginal region, and the submarginal furrow is almost continuous, with only a small break at the caudal furrow. Anterior and posterior marginal setae are absent, but setae are present on the 8 th abdominal segment. Thoracic and caudal tracheal folds are discernible.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.1152.96447