Bemisia afer sens

Hernández-Suárez, Estrella, Martin, Jon H., Gill, Raymond J., Bedford, Ian D., Malumphy, Christopher P., Betancort, J. Alfredo Reyes & Carnero, Aurelio, 2012, 3212, Zootaxa 3212, pp. 1-76 : 19

Bemisia afer sens lat. form E

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PUPARIUM. Habitus. The immature stages occur scattered on lower surfaces of leaves, without visible waxy secretions. Cuticle is pale. Margin. Outline ovoid, 1.0mm long, 0.6mm wide, widest at metathorax. Margin crenulate with thoracic tracheal openings not marked. Characterized by short dorsal setae and multiple large lobulate protuberances along the midline and subdorsal arc. Numerous small dome-like simple protuberances scattered across the submarginal areas are present. Chaetotaxy. Apart from the cephalic, first and eighth abdominal and caudal setal pairs (which are themselves very small) dorsal setae are apparently not present, but anterior and posterior marginal setal pairs are present.

Material examined: GRAN CANARIA: Cruz de Tejeda on Teline microphylla .