›› 2015, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (12): 1368-1372.

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First discovery of the honeysuckle whitefly, Aleyrodes lonicerae Walker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in China

YU Guo-Yue*   

  1. (Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China)
  • Online:2015-12-20 Published:2015-12-20

Abstract: The honeysuckle whitefly, Aleyrodes lonicerae Walker, was found on the back of leaves of the greater celandine, Chelidonium majus L., at Shangfangshan National Forest Park, Beijing. It is a new record to China. This paper describes its morphological characteristics of all developmental stages, presents the diagnosis differentiated from other related species, lists its 23 host plants of 11 families, and records two parasitoids (Encarsia sp. and Eretmocerus sp. nr. emiratus), supplemented with color pictures for the whitefly and parasitoids.

Key words: Aleyrodes lonicerae, Chelidonium majus, morphology, host plants, parasitoids, new record, China