Parabemisia Takahshi, 1952

Hernández-Suárez, Estrella, Martin, Jon H., Gill, Raymond J., Bedford, Ian D., Malumphy, Christopher P., Betancort, J. Alfredo Reyes & Carnero, Aurelio, 2012, 3212, Zootaxa 3212, pp. 1-76 : 26

Genus Parabemisia Takahshi

Parabemisia Takahashi, 1952: 21 . Type species: Parabemisia maculata Takahashi, 1952 , by original designation.

Comments. The seven described species in this genus ( Martin & Mound, 2007) are native to the Oriental and Austro-Oriental Regions and material of undescribed species is deposited in BMNH and USNM. Parabemisia puparia are characterised as follows: outline broadly oval, with thoracic tracheal areas not modified at margin; abdominal segment VII reduced in length medially; with a row of 12–14 pairs of fine outer-submarginal setae, first abdominal setae absent; vasiform orifice triangular to elongate-cordate, and caudal furrow not, or little, marked. One species, P. myricae (Kuwana) , has extended its range to several regions of the world, often initially becoming an economic pest in areas of new introduction.