Abstract
Two new aleyrodids of the genus Cohicaleyrodes Bink-Moenen, 1983 viz., C. grewiae sp. nov. on Grewia tiliifolia Vahl (Malvaceae) and C. ixorae sp. nov. on Ixora nigricans R.Br. ex Wight & Arn. (Rubiaceae) are described and illustrated. List for all known species from India and a workable key to the Indian specie of the genus Cohicaleyrodes are given. The descriptions of two new species bring the number of known Indian species of Cohicaleyrodes to ten.
Key words: Taxonomy, whitefly, Grewia tiliifolia, Ixora nigricans
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