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6A32246CFF88D83A728BFF7078E07FD9.text	6A32246CFF88D83A728BFF7078E07FD9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Covidaleyrodes Dubey & Evans 2025	<div><p>Genus  Covidaleyrodes gen. nov.</p><p>Type species:  Covidaleyrodes flos sp. nov., by original and present designation. Gender: masculine.</p><p>Diagnosis. Puparium black; oval; with secretion of wax around body margin. Margin lobulate. Thoracic and caudal tracheal pores present. Submargin completely separated from the dorsal disc by a furrow. Longitudinal and transverse moulting sutures reaching submarginal furrow. Pro-meso- and meso-metathoracic sutures faint. Abdominal segment sutures faintly visible, restricted to submedian area only. Thoracic and caudal tracheal furrows absent, but folds present. Abdominal segment VII not reduced medially. Vasiform orifice subcordate; operculum subcordate, entirely covering the orifice and concealing the lingula. Pore/porette pairs present. Pockets discontinuous on abdominal segment VIII (Fig. 4G). Antennae extending laterally across prothoracic leg bases. Spiracles and adhesive sacs visible.</p><p>Chaetotaxy. Cephalic setae (Fig. 4H), first abdominal (Fig. 4I, 6D) and eighth abdominal setae present, the latter located cephalolateral to vasiform orifice (Figs 3C, 6F). Caudal setae absent. Submarginal setae present.</p><p>Etymology. The genus is named after the ‘Covid-19’ virus pandemic that caused much devastation throughout the world and which occurred during the writing of this paper, and made of the suffix - aleyrodes (from Greek ἄλευρον = flour, in link with the white pruinosity covering whiteflies), a common suffix for genera in  Aleyrodinae .</p><p>Remarks.  Covidaleyrodes is placed in the  Aleyrodinae tribe  Dialeurodini as proposed by David (1990), characterized as having thoracic and caudal tracheal pores, eighth abdominal segment not trilobed, and vasiform orifice subcordate in shape and not elevated. Puparia of the new genus resemble those of  Sphericaleyrodes Selvakumaran &amp; David, 1996 in colour, shape and their broad submargin, but differ in that vasiform orifice is not elevated, first abdominal pair of setae are present, tracheal pore openings are C-shaped and deeply invaginated at the margin, meso- and metathoracic setae are absent, abdominal segments are rhachisform and there is a submarginal furrow entirely separating dorsal disc (Fig. 6A) (submarginal ridge in  Sphericaleyrodes).  Covidaleyrodes gen. nov. also differs from  Crescentaleyrodes David &amp; Jesudasan, 1987 in lacking a submarginal ridge and crescent-shaped submarginal wax glands; from  Aleurolobus in the shape of vasiform orifice and tracheal opening, and from Margaritaplena Dubey, 2020 in lacking pouch-like structures filled with microtubercles in the tracheal pore opening areas. The new genus differs from  Dialeurodes in having lateral margin lobulate, longitudinal moulting suture reaching the submargin, and lacking a caudal furrow, faint cephalothoracic inter-segmental sutures and a comb of teeth on the inner margin of vasiform orifice.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6A32246CFF88D83A728BFF7078E07FD9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Dubey, Anil Kumar;Evans, Gregory A.	Dubey, Anil Kumar, Evans, Gregory 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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5620.2.10, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5620.2.10
6A32246CFF88D83A728BFA947FED7C95.text	6A32246CFF88D83A728BFA947FED7C95.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Covidaleyrodes Dubey & Evans 2025	<div><p>Key to slide-mounted puparia of  Covidaleyrodes gen. nov. and related genera</p><p>1. Submarginal ridge/furrow absent, or if present, then not interrupted by caudal furrow; eighth abdominal segment not trilobed ................................................................................................... 2</p><p>-. Submarginal ridge/furrow interrupted by caudal furrow; eighth abdominal segment trilobed................................................................................................  Aleurolobus Quaintance &amp; Baker, 1914</p><p>2. Thoracic and caudal tracheal pores opening areas without large oval-shaped sclerotizations on the submargin............ 3</p><p>-. Thoracic and caudal tracheal pores opening areas with large oval-shaped sclerotizations on the submargin, filled with microtubercles................................................................. Margaritaplena Dubey, 2020</p><p>3. Crescent-shaped submarginal wax glands absent............................................................. 4</p><p>-. Crescent-shaped submarginal wax glands present.........................  Crescentaleyrodes David &amp; Jesudasan, 1987</p><p>4. Puparial margin lobulated or serrated; inner posterior and lateral margins of vasiform orifice without a comb of teeth; caudal furrow absent........................................................................................ 5</p><p>-. Puparial margin smooth or crenulate; inner posterior and lateral margins of vasiform orifice with a comb of teeth; caudal furrow present........................................................................  Dialeurodes Cockerell, 1902</p><p>5. Vasiform orifice elevated; first abdominal setae absent; meso- and metathoracic setae present; tracheal combs present but pores absent at margin; abdominal segments rhachisform; submarginal furrow absent and ridge present.....................................................................................  Sphericaleyrodes Selvakumaran &amp; David, 1996</p><p>-. Vasiform orifice not elevated; first abdominal setae present; meso- and metathoracic setae absent; tracheal combs absent but pores indicated at margin; abdominal segments not rhachisform; submarginal furrow present and ridge absent.............................................................................................  Covidaleyrodes gen. nov.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6A32246CFF88D83A728BFA947FED7C95	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Dubey, Anil Kumar;Evans, Gregory A.	Dubey, Anil Kumar, Evans, Gregory 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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5620.2.10, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5620.2.10
6A32246CFF89D83F728BFF387F367BC9.text	6A32246CFF89D83F728BFF387F367BC9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Covidaleyrodes flos Dubey & Evans 2025	<div><p>Covidaleyrodes flos sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs 2–7)</p><p>Diagnosis. Puparia of the new species are distinguishable in having thoracic and caudal tracheal pores, lobulate margin and in lacking pro, meso, and metathoracic setae.</p><p>Body wax shape. The dorsal surface of puparium with thin layer of white wax; body margin with a fringe of white wax threads; wax accumulated near margin, somewhat raised dorsally, forming a small oval pit that is housing the puparium (Fig. 2).</p><p>Puparium. Black, with secretion of white wax, puparium with wax deposit over dorsal side appears smoky; oval (Fig. 6A); dimorphic in size, ♀ 1450–1470 μm long, 1270–1280 μm wide; ♂ 1100–1150 μm long, 750–870 μm wide; found in groups on the underside of leaves, 6–24 puparia in each group per leaf, male and female puparia in separate groups on separate leaves.</p><p>Margin. Lobulate, each lobe longer than wide (Figs 4C, 4D, 6B), smoothly crenulate in folded margin (Figs 3A, 4B); 10–11 crenulations in 0.1 mm. Caudal and thoracic tracheal pores indicated at tracheal pore opening areas with C-shaped invaginations (Figs 4E, 6C, 6G). Anterior and posterior marginal setae ♀ 14–19 μm, 29–34 μm; ♂ 12–16 μm, 26–27 μm long, respectively.</p><p>Dorsum. Dorsal disc pigmented in bleached puparium (Fig. 4A), corrugated. Submargin demarcated from dorsal disc by a furrow, slightly raised in live puparia, 122–174 μm wide; submargin with transverse ridges. Thoracic and caudal tracheal furrows absent. Longitudinal moulting suture reaching submarginal crease anteriorly (Figs 3A, 4F). Transverse moulting sutures turning anteriorly and reaching parallel to metathoracic legs near submarginal crease. Pro-meso- and meso-metathoracic sutures faint (Fig. 4A), much clearer in SEM images (Fig. 6A). Abdominal intersegmental sutures faintly visible on segments VI–VIII. Median length of abdominal segment VII not reduced, subequal to segment VI. Median length of abdominal segments VI–VIII, 50–55, 45–50, 48–57 μm, respectively. Outer subdorsal area with fine irregular wavy markings (Fig. 4J). Paired pores/porettes present, two rows on submedian area, one irregular row on subdorsum (6 pairs on cephalothorax and 10–11 pairs on abdomen) with pore/ porette spacing 5–8 μm, and a row on submargin, 48–49 pairs, with pore/porette spacing 12–13 μm; pore/porette distance 2–3 times of the large pore diameter. Submedian pair of pores/porettes also present on abdominal segment VII. Distance between vasiform orifice and caudal pore opening 267–280 μm in female, 170–157 μm in male. Pockets discontinuous (Fig. 4G).</p><p>Vasiform orifice. Subcordate (Fig. 6E); not elevated posteriorly; ♀ 77–82 μm long, 76–78 μm wide; ♂ 70–87 μm long, 58–65 μm wide; operculum subcordate, completely filling the orifice and concealing the lingula, as long as wide, ♀ 54–59 μm long, 83–89 μm wide, ♂ 42–50 μm long, 45–48 μm wide. Lingula concealed.</p><p>Venter. Oval (Figs 3D, 7A); pigmented except broad submarginal area (Fig. 5A). The oval markings of submedian depressions prominent (Fig. 5B). A pair of ventral setae 25–32 μm long, mediolateral to vasiform orifice, 97–107 μm apart in female, 75–80 μm apart in male. Thoracic tracheal folds present, without stipples (Figs 5C, 7B). Caudal tracheal fold with a few small tubercles only on the pigmented area (Figs 5D, 7C). Antennae extending laterally across prothoracic legs, reaching near base of prothoracic legs, 87–112 μm long in female, 80–85 μm long in male (including keel in both).</p><p>Chaetotaxy. Cephalic setae (Fig. 4H) and first abdominal setae (Figs 4I, 6D) present, eighth abdominal setae located cephalolateral to vasiform orifice (Figs 4K, 6F), all lanceolate, 2–4 μm long. Caudal setae absent. Submarginal setae lanceolate, 12 pairs, 4 pairs on cephalothorax and 8 pairs on abdomen, 7–13 μm long.</p><p>Host plant. A woody climber,  Artabotrys speciosus Kurz ex Hook. f. &amp; Thomson ( Annonaceae).</p><p>Distribution. India: Andaman Islands, Ferargunj forests.</p><p>Etymology. The species name is made of the Latin noun in apposition  ‘ flos ’ meaning ‘ flower ’, referring to the flower-like appearance of puparia in life.</p><p>Holotype. INDIA: puparium, ♀; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, South Andaman, Port Blair, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=92.65386&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=11.736536" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 92.65386/lat 11.736536)">Ferargunj forests</a>; one puparium on slide, on  Artabotrys speciosus; 24 January 2021; 11º44′11.53′′ N, 92º39′13.90′′ E; A. K. Dubey (Deposited in the ZSI, Headquarter, Kolkata, India).</p><p>Paratypes. Forty puparia (♀ 33, ♂ 7) on 15 slides, data same as for the holotype (14 slides deposited in the ZSI, Kolkata and one slide bearing one puparium in the National Forest Insect Collection, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun), and two female puparia on card used in SEM analysis (same data as holotype, ZSI, Kolkata) .</p><p>Remarks. Some of the male puparia have dark pores, possibly due to less bleaching. The intersegmental sutures and depressions are faint on the cephalothoracic and anterior abdominal segments: on the ventral surface, only the submedian depressions are prominent, and on the dorsal surface, only a few abdominal segment sutures. The minute, lanceolate first abdominal setae are much clearer on the SEM image (Fig. 6F) than on slide mounted puparia. Female colonies were more numerous than male colonies. Female puparia are broadly oval whereas male puparia are smaller, narrowly oval in shape, and both male and female puparia groups were found on separate leaves of the host plant. This phenomenon was not reported earlier, and is considered here as the first observation.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6A32246CFF89D83F728BFF387F367BC9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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