Aleuroclava similis (Takahashi)

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

10. Aleuroclava similis (Takahashi) ( Fig. 12 )

Diagnosis. Puparium pale, about 0.73–0.81 mm long. Marginal teeth rounded. Cephalothorax not indented at the front, not constricted across the thoracic tracheal pores, caudal furrow not constricted near the base. Venter with many faint circular markings. Vasiform orifice rounded.

Korean quarantine notes. This whitefly was described from Japan (Eastern Palaearctic region) and was intercepted eight times from Japan on Pieris japonica (Ericaceae) . 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.