<i>Pseudozaphanera narendramodii</i> sp. n. (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) with New Record of the Genus from the Oriental Region, India

Ethiraj Ragupathy; R. Radhakrishnan

doi:10.36808/if/2019/v145i4/145155

Pseudozaphanera narendramodii sp. n. (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) with New Record of the Genus from the Oriental Region, India

Authors

Ethiraj Ragupathy Department of Zoology, S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College (Autonomous), Sattur, Tamil Nadu
R. Radhakrishnan St. Teresa Arts & Science College for Women, Mangalakuntu, Karungal, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2019/v145i4/145155

Keywords:

Puparium, New Species, Taxonomy, Whitefly, Zaphanera.

Abstract

The whitefly genus Pseudozaphanera Manzari is recorded here for the first time from the Oriental Region, India. A new species, P. narendramodii Ragupathy sp. n. feeding on Pleiospermium alatum (Rutaceae) is described from Tamil Nadu, India with line drawings and photomicrographs of the holotype. An updated identification key to puparia of Pseudozaphanera species so far known is provided.

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