Species Bemisia giffardi (Kotinsky, 1907)

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• Aleyrodes giffardi Kotinsky, J. 1907. Aleyrodidae of Hawaii and Fiji with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Hawaii, Division of Entomology 2: 93-102 [94].

  Type data:

   Lectotype USNM Q.4106 puparium slide, Hawaii, Honolulu.
  Paralectotype(s) USNM 6 x puparia slides, Hawaii, Honolulu.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Martin, Jon 1999. The Whitefly Fauna of Australia (Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae). A taxonomic account and identification guide. Technical Paper No. 38. Canberra : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 38 pp. 1-197. [57].

  Type host:

   Citrus sp. [RUTACEAE]
• Bemisia giffardi bispina Young, B. 1942. White flies attacking citrus in Szechwan. Sinensia, Shanghai 13: 95-101 [98] [junior objective synonym of Bemisia giffardi (Kotinsky, 1907)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) China, Szechwan, Kiangtsing and Pehpei.

  Type host:

   Citrus sp. [RUTACEAE]
• Asterobemisia helyi Dumbleton, L.J. 1956. The Australian Aleyrodidae (Hemiptera: Homoptera). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 81: 159-183 [172] [junior objective synonym of Bemisia giffardi (Kotinsky, 1907)].

  Type data:

   Holotype ASCT puparium slide, NSW, Sydney Botanic Gardens.
  Paratype(s) ASCT puparium slide, NSW, Sydney Botanic Gardens.

  Type host:

   Citrus sp. [RUTACEAE]
• Bemisia jasminum David, B.V. & Subramaniam, T.R. 1976. Studies on some Indian Aleyrodidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 70: 133-233 [181] [junior objective synonym of Bemisia giffardi (Kotinsky, 1907)].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM, India, Neyveli (Tamil Nadu).
  Paratype(s) BMNH (4 x paratypes), same as holotype.

  Type host:

   Jasminum sp. [OLEACEAE]

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Mound, L.A. & Halsey, S.H. 1978. Whitefly of the World. Chichester : British Museum (Natural History) & John Wiley & Sons 340 pp. [113] (synonymy of Asterobemisia helyi Dumbleton 1956 and also Bemisia giffardi bispina Young, 1942 and also Bemisia jasminum David & Subramanium, 1976)

Generic Combinations

• Bemisia giffardi (Kotinsky, 1907). —
  Quaintance, A.L. & Baker, A.C. 1914. Classification of the Aleyrodidae Part II. United States Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Entomology. Technical Series 27: 95-109 [100]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld, SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Adults: sap-feeder (associated flora: Citrus sp. [RUTACEAE]; Cordia sp. [BORAGINACEAE]; Jasminum sp. [OLEACEAE]).

Nymphs: sap-feeder (associated flora: Citrus sp. [RUTACEAE]; Cordia sp. [BORAGINACEAE]; Jasminum sp. [OLEACEAE]).

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