Bemisia lespedezae (Danzig), 1966

Suh, Soo-Jung, 2014, New records of Aleurolobus Quaintance and Baker and Bemisia Quaintance and Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Korea with an identification key, Insecta Mundi 2014 (381), pp. 1-9 : 2-4

Bemisia lespedezae (Danzig), 1966 ( Fig. 2 D-F)

Bemisiella lespedezae Danzig, 1966: 378 . Type data: Russia, on Lespedeza bicolor . Diagnosis. Puparium white, flat and oval. Dorsum with median abdominal tubercles, submedian abdominal depressions, and usually submarginal pores at base of marginal crenulations. Thoracic tracheal folds absent. Transverse suture curved, directed anteriorly, joined at the anterior end of body to form a closed figure; sides not always distinct. Caudal furrow more or less clearly defined with striations. Only found on Lespedeza plants.

Material examined. Korea. GW: Yeongok-myeon, Gangneung-si, 19 puparia on four slides, on Lespedeza bicolor (Fabaceae) leaf, 29-x-1998 (M.L. Lee). CN: Anmyeondo, 4 puparia on two slides, same host, 15-ix-2006 (S.J. Suh). GB: Seokguram, 2 puparia on one slide, on Lespedeza maximowiczii (Fabaceae) leaf, 10-x-2008 (S.J. Suh). GN: Geumjeongsan, 4 puparia on one slide, on Lespedeza bicolor (Fabaceae) leaf, 28-ix-2006 (S.J. Suh); Gadeokdo, 2 puparia on one slide, same host, 8-ix-2011 (S.J. Suh).

Hosts. Fabaceae : Lespedeza bicolor and * Lespedeza maximowiczii .

Distribution. Russia (Maritime Territory) and * Korea.

Figures

Figure 2. A-C: Aleurolobus confusus David and Subramaniam, A-C; A. puparium, B. tracheal margin, C. vasiform orifice. D-F: Bemisia lespedezae (Danzig), D. puparium, E. tracheal margin, F. vasiform orifice.