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
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journal article
http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4618039
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Filicaleyrodes williamsi
(
Trehan,
1938
)
DISTRIBUTION. Only known from glasshouse colonies in
Britain
and
Hungary
. The origin of this species is uncertain, given the geographically disjunct distribution of
F. bosseri
and the undescribed species, below.
HOST PLANTS.
Aspleniaceae
:
Asplenium proliferum
;
Blechnaceae
:
Blechnum brasiliensis
,
B. gibbum
;
Dryopteridaceae
:
Tectaria confluens
,
Cyrtomium falcatum
,
Tectaria aurita
;
Oleandraceae
:
Oleandra africana
;
Schizaeaceae
:
Anemia
sp.;
Thelypteridaceae
:
Metathelypteris flaccida
.
COMMENTS. The quoted host records are attributable to
Trehan (
1938
)
and
Visnya (
1941
)
.