Whiteflies (Sternorrhyncha, Aleyrodidae) colonising ferns (Pteridophyta: Filicopsida), with descriptions of two new Trialeurodes and one new Metabemisia species from south­east Asia Author Martin, Jon H. Author Camus, Josephine M. text Zootaxa 2001 2001-07-27 2 1 19 journal article http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4618039 b3122d5a-e561-44f9-9ebf-51e644cfd0ac 1175­5326 4618039 Aleurotulus nephrolepidis ( Quaintance, 1900 ) DISTRIBUTION. Wide and disjunct distribution, often under glass in countries with an unsuitable climate. Almost certainly a native of the Neotropics. HOST PLANTS. Aspleniacae: Asplenium cuneatum , A. daucifolium , A. proliferum , Asplenium sp; Blechnaceae : Blechnum brasiliensis , B. occidentale , B. spicant ; Cyatheaceae : Alsophila dregei ; Dryopteridaceae : Ctenitis grandis , Cyrtomium falcatum , ? Dryopteris sp., Rumohra adiantiformis , Tectaria aurita , T. confluens ; Nephrolepidaceae : Nephrolepis sp.; Oleandraceae : Oleandra africana , O . articulata ; Pteridaceae : Pteris biaurita , P. togoensis , Pteris sp.; Schizaeaceae : Anemia sp.; Thelypteridaceae : Christella dentata , Metathelypteris flaccida ; ?family: " Acrostichum capense " [an untraceable name]. COMMENTS. This, the most often encountered of the fern­feeding whitefly species, is frequently found colonising a wide variety of ferns, and is occasionally regarded as a minor pest in the glasshouses of botanic gardens.