Contribution to our knowledge of the whitefly genus Aleuroclava Singh (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in China, including Taiwan and Hong Kong, with descriptions of two new species
Author
Wang, Ji-Rui
Author
Du, Yu-Zhou
text
Zootaxa
2016
4138
2
332
348
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4138.2.6
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Aleuroclava manii
(
David, 1978
)
, new record for
China
(
Figs. 9–10
)
Aleurotuberculatus manii
:
David, 1978
. Oriental Ins., 12(1): 133.
Aleuroclava manii
;
Jesudasan and David, 1990
. FIPPAT Ent. Ser., 2: 3.—
Jesudasan and David, 1991
. Oriental Ins., 25: 262.
Host plants.
Homonoia riparia
,
Fagaceae (
David, 1978
)
.
Distribution.
China
,
India
(
David, 1978
).
Material examined.
China
, Guangxi, Daming Mt., 3 puparium on 3 slides, on unidentified
Fagaceae
,
13.viii.2011
, J. R. Wang (
YZU
).
Remarks.
David (1978)
described and named this species after Dr. M.S. Mani who collected specimens on
Homonoia riparia
. A series of protruding conspicuous papillae along the submargin is an important diagnostic character. Median tubercles on each abdominal segment I–VI. This species is close to
A. subindica
Martin & Mound
but differs in the absence of minute tubercles along the pro-mesothoracic, meso-metathoracic and first abdominal segment sutures and the detail of thoracic tracheal pore regions. It also resembles
A. cardamom
David and Subramaniam
but differs in details of vasiform orifice, tuberculation on abdominal segment, size of dorsal setae, granules on dorsum and the thoracic tracheal pore end being not notched. It also resembles
Minutaleyrodes indicus
Meganathan & David
in presence of a series of protruding conspicuous papillae along the submargin but differs in details of thoracic tracheal pore.