Description of a new species of Aleuroclava Singh, 1931 (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) infesting Schima superba from China

By

Wang, Jirui
Xu, Zhihong
Zhou, Guo-Xin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

991

Pages

121--128

Subjects

Aleuroclava schimae sp. nov , Instar , Morphology , new species , puparia , taxonomy , whitefly

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.991.47725

 

Abstract

A new whitefly species, Aleuroclava schimae Wang, sp. nov. infesting leaves of Schima superba (Parietales, Theaceae) is described and illustrated from Zhejiang, China. Puparia of the new species are elliptical, broad at the transverse molting suture region and broadly truncate posteriorly. Thoracic and caudal tracheal pores are discernible. In life, the puparia are covered by a thin layer of white wax.