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Issue: Vol. 5620 No. 2: 9 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5620.2.10
Page range: 379-388
Abstract views: 117
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Covidaleyrodes flos, a new whitefly genus and species (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) infesting an endemic woody climber, Artabotrys speciosus (Magnoliales: Annonaceae) in the Andaman Islands, India

Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053
United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, BARC-West, Building 003, Room 324, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705 USA
Hemiptera Artabotrys speciosus body wax Crescentaleyrodes Margaritaplena Sphericaleyrodes

Abstract

Covidaleyrodes flos, a new whitefly genus and species, is described from the Andaman Islands, India. Puparia of the new species were found in groups infesting the underside of the leaves of an endemic woody climber, Artabotrys speciosus (Annonaceae). Groups of male and female puparia were observed separately on different leaves. Images of the habitus, line drawings of the type specimens and SEM images of the new genus and species are provided. Affinities of the new genus with related genera are discussed and an identification key to puparia of related genera is provided.

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How to Cite

Dubey, A.K. & Evans, G.A. (2025) Covidaleyrodes flos, a new whitefly genus and species (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) infesting an endemic woody climber, Artabotrys speciosus (Magnoliales: Annonaceae) in the Andaman Islands, India. Zootaxa, 5620 (2), 379–388. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5620.2.10