Species Bemisia afer (Priesner & Hosny, 1934)

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• Dialeurodoides afer Priesner, H. & Hosny, M. 1934. Contributions to a knowledge of the whiteflies (Aleurodidae) of Egypt (III). Bulletin, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt, Technical and Scientific Service 145: 1-11 [6].

  Type data:

   Lectotype USNM puparium slide, Egypt, Kom Ombo.
  Paralectotype(s) BMNH puparium slide, Egypt, Ibrim.

  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. [56].

  Type host:

   Lawsonia inermis L. [LYTHRACEAE]
• Bemisia hancocki Corbett, G.H. 1936. New Aleurodidae (Hem.). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B) 5: 18-22 [20] [junior objective synonym of Bemisia afer (Priesner & Hosny, 1934)].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH puparium slide, Uganda, eastern province.

  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. [56].

  Type host:

   Gossypium sp. [MALVACEAE]

  Secondary source:

   Bink-Moenen, R.M. 1983. Revision of the African Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae). Amsterdam : Monografieen van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging Vol. 10 211 pp. [95] (synonymised with Bemisia afer (Priesner & Hosny)).

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Bink-Moenen, R.M. 1983. Revision of the African Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae). Amsterdam : Monografieen van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging Vol. 10 211 pp. [95] (of Bemisia hancocki Corbett)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld: Darwin Coastal (DAC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Ecological Descriptors

Adults: sap-feeder (associated flora: Gymnanthera nitida R.Br. [APOCYNACEAE]; Cochlospermum fraseri Planch. [BIXACEAE]; Terminalia sp. [COMBRETACEAE]; Flueggea virosa (Willd.) Voigt [PHYLLANTHACEAE] Desert Fig).

Nymphs: sap-feeder (associated flora: Flueggea virosa (Willd.) Voigt [PHYLLANTHACEAE] Desert Fig; Gymnanthera nitida R.Br. [APOCYNACEAE]; Cochlospermum fraseri Planch. [BIXACEAE]; Terminalia sp. [COMBRETACEAE]).

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