Aleurodicus dispersus Russell, 1965

Lee, Suhyeon & Suh, Soo-Jung, 2022, Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) intercepted on plant product imported to South Korea from 2013 - 2021, Insecta Mundi 2022 (947), pp. 1-17 : 6

11. Aleurodicus dispersus Russell ( Fig. 13 )

Diagnosis. Puparium pale to yellowish. Subdorsum with wax producing compound pores similar in size, compound pores with central process, one cephalic pair and 4 abdominal pairs. Vasiform orifice subcordate wider than long; lingula large, tongue-shaped, extending beyond posterior margin of vasiform orifice, with 2 pairs of setae at apex.

Korean quarantine notes. This whitefly was described from the United States (Nearctic region) and was intercepted three times; Thailand on Musa sapientum (Musaceae) and Vietnam on Phrynium sp. (Marantaceae) . It is not known to occur in South Korea ( Lee 2019).

Figures

Figures 10–18. Eight species of whiteflies.10) Aleuroclava jasmini (Takahashi), puparium.11) Aleuroclava neolitseae (Takahashi), puparium. 12) Aleuroclava similis (Takahashi), puparium. 13) Aleurodicus dispersus Russell, puparium. 14) Aleurolobus marlatti (Quaintance), puparium. 15) Aleuroplatus alcocki (Peal), puparium. 16–17) Aleuroplatus bossi Takahashi, puparium and vasiform orifice. 18) Aleurotrachelus dryandrae Solomon, puparium.