First Record of a Whitefly, Asialeyrodes euphoriae Takahashi 1942 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from India

Authors

  • Anil Kumar Dubey
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata
  • Lakshmi Kousalya
     Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2S/2023/172505

Keywords:

Aleyrodidae, Asialeyrodes, new species, Nicobar Island, tuberculata, India

Abstract

Asialeyrodes euphoriae Takahashi, found infesting an unidentified shrub in the South Andaman, is the first record to the Indian fauna of whitefly. Puparia of the A. euphoriae are broadly oval in shape, have complete submarginal furrow, and found on the both surface of the leaves.

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Published

2023-07-01

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Dubey, A. K., & Kousalya, L. (2023). First Record of a Whitefly, <i>Asialeyrodes euphoriae</i> Takahashi 1942 (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(2S), 109–112. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2S/2023/172505

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Volume 123, Issue 2S, Special Issue 2023

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