Dialeurodes Cockerell, 1902

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 : 25-26

Genus Dialeurodes Cockerell

Aleyrodes (Dialeurodes) Cockerell, 1902: 283 . Type species: Aleyrodes citri Ashmead, 1885 , by original designation. Dialeurodes Cockerell ; as full genus, Quaintance & Baker, 1914: 97.

Lankaleurodes B.V.David, 1993: 23 [Synonymised by Martin & Mound, 2007: 28.]

Kanakarajiella B.V. David & Sundararaj, 1993: 289 [Synonymised by Martin & Mound, 2007: 28.]

Shaninthiae P.M.M. David, 2000: 125 [Synonymised by Martin & Mound, 2007: 28.]

Comments. Dialeurodes has traditionally been the most speciose whitefly genus. Following a cladistic review by Jensen (1999, 2001), resulting in many species being transferred to Singhiella or Massilieurodes , over 120 described species are still included in Dialeurodes ( Martin & Mound, 2007) , with Aleuroclava almost equally speciose. Dialeurodes is characterised by the following characters: outline usually oval, margin smooth but tracheal openings at margin always marked by a distinct pore, vasiform orifice very small in comparision with whole puparium, usually subcircular and fully occupied by operculum, with lingula often obscured ( Martin, 2005). In Dialeurodes sensu stricto, which includes D. citri , below, the ventral tracheal folds are punctuated by tiny dots or stipples.