New records of whiteflies (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) and their host plants from Colombia

By

Díaz-Sánchez, Julian Leonardo
Serna, Francisco
Ahmed, Muhammad Z.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-8-23

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

889--896

Subjects

Aleurocerus , Aleurodicus , Aleurotrachelus Bakerius , Nealeurodicus , Sternorrhyncha

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.4.889

 

Abstract

More than half of whiteflies (Aleyrodidae) species are distributed in the tropics. In Colombia, the taxonomic survey of this group has been neglected for almost three decades. This situation causes limitations in the study of basic and applied entomology for these sap-sucking insects, which are of considerable importance in agriculture as they affect an extensive number of cultivated and wild plants. In this work, we provide six species new records for the country, whose distribution is depicted in maps. Lastly, we mention the identification of the corresponding host plants.