Aleurolobus confusus David and Subramaniam, 1976

Suh, Soo-Jung, 2014, New records of Aleurolobus Quaintance and Baker and Bemisia Quaintance and Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Korea with an identification key, Insecta Mundi 2014 (381), pp. 1-9 : 2

Aleurolobus confusus David and Subramaniam, 1976 ( Fig. 2 A-C)

Aleurolobus confusus David and Subramaniam, 1976: 160 . Type data: India, on Murraya koenigii .

Diagnosis. Puparium white, flat and oval. Puparial margin with sparse waxy secretion ( David and Subramaniam 1976). Dorsal submarginal region separated from the rest of the dorsum by a longitudinal suture. Thoracic and caudal tracheal combs present. Three pairs of dorsal setae present - a pair on the cephalic region, first abdominal segment and eighth abdominal segment. Seven pairs of large setae along the submarginal suture usually present (however, specimens examined absent). Vasiform orifice surrounded by a trilobed figure. Submarginal row of pores/porettes present. Thoracic and caudal tracheal folds distinct but without stipples.

Material examined. Korea. GG: Eobisan, 4 puparia on two slides, on Stephanandra incisa (Rosaceae) leaf, 7-vii-2006 (S.J. Suh).

Distribution. India, Sri Lanka (intercepted at USA port) and * Korea ( Evans 2008).

Hosts. Rosaceae : * Stephanandra incisa . Rutaceae : Murraya koenigii , Murraya sp. and Citrus sp. ( Evans 2008) .

Figures

Figure 2. A-C: Aleurolobus confusus David and Subramaniam, A-C; A. puparium, B. tracheal margin, C. vasiform orifice. D-F: Bemisia lespedezae (Danzig), D. puparium, E. tracheal margin, F. vasiform orifice.