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 Species­group of Bemisia tabaci ( Gennadius, 1889 ) DISTRIBUTION. Cosmopolitan, but only under cover in cooler temperate areas. HOST PLANTS. Filicopsida ­ Gleicheniaceae : Dicranopteris ? linearis ; also highly polyphagous on Angiospermae. COMMENTS. We ae only aware of a single record of this major pest species­group from a fern, and it concerns just two puparial specimens collected in the Genting Highlands, peninsular Malaysia (BMNH), on a fern species that rapidly colonises newly cleared land in the tropics. The vasiform orifice is a little broader than is typical for B. tabaci , but the geminate pore/porette distribution and stout caudal setae indicate inclusion in this important species­group.