Genus: Bemisia 

Nomenclature [Martin, 1999: 54-55] :

Bemisia Quintance & Baker 1914: 99-100

Cortesiana Goux 1987: 63-64

Bemisia (Roucasia) GOUX; Gomez-Menor 1954

Biology[Martin, 1999: 54-55] : Puparia normally pale; about 40 species are described.

Distribution[Martin, 1999: 55] : Widespread

Taxonomy[Martin, 1999: 54-55] : Puparium. Pale sometimes with brownish pigmentation; Margin. Crenulated and sometimes slightly, modified at the thoracic furrows ventrallywith slight stippling. Dorsum. A concentric dorsal suture-like fold or furrow absent. Setal traits and tubercles/papillae pattern or presence highly variable even within species; vasiform orifice acute-triangular leading into a pronounced caudal furrow; containing a spinulose acutely elongated lingula (inserted) and completely exposed with a trapezoidal operculum covering only the anterior half of the vasiform orifice.

Comments and affinities: This genus includes numerous species some of which can be included in one of the three groups: the afer group, the asterobemisia group and the tabaci group. Asterobemisia was recently synonymized into Bemisia and specific characters and species information of the asterobemisia group can be found in the Asterobemisia , click here.

Natural Enemies: See species list below.

**Intercepted in quarantine

Bemisia afer (Priesner & Hosny)***

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia afer (Priesner & Hosny) 1934

DISTRIBUTION: Afrotropical: Cameroons, Chad, Congo, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malagasy, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Sierre Leon, Sudan, Uganda [Visnya 1941: 8] [Corbett 1936] , Zaire; Neotropical; Brazil; Palaearctic: Israel, Italy, Pakistan, Sicily, Spain

HOST: Malvaceae: Gossypium sp. [Visnya 1941: 8] [Corbett 1936] ; Moraceae: Ficus sycomorus; Rutaceae: Citrus aurantium, C. limonia,, Clausena anisata

Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae: Encarsia galilea, Encarsia silvestrii, Encarsia sophia, Eretmocerus sp; Eulophidae: Euderomphale bemisiae. ,

Bemisia alni Takahashi 

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia alni Takahashi 1957

DISTRIBUTION: Oriental: Japan [Takahashi & Mamet 1957: 17]

HOST: Betulaceae: Alnus sp. [Takahashi & Mamet 1957: 17]

Bemisia antennata Gameel

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia antennata Gameel 1968

DISTRIBUTION: Afrotropical: Australasia: Nearctic; Neotropical; Oriental: Palaearctic: Chad, Sudan [Gameel 1968: 149]

HOST: Boraginaceae: Cordia africana [Mound and Halsey 1978] ; Fabaceae: Pithecellobium dulce [Gameel 1968: 149] ; Moraceae: Ficus sycomorus [Gameel 1968: 149] ;

Bemisia bambusae Takahashi 

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia bambusae Takahashi 1942

DISTRIBUTION: Oriental: Thailand [Takahashi 1942, V: 172] Palaearctic:

HOST: Poaceae [Takahashi 1942, V: 172] : Bambusa? sp.

Bemisia berbericola (Cockerell)***

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia berbericola (Cockerell) 1896

Aleurodes herbericola Cockerell 1896

DISTRIBUTION: Nearctic: Mexico [Cockerell 1896: 207] , USA; Neotropical: Chile [Baker & Moles 1923]

HOST: Asteraceae: Baccharis sp; Berberidaceae: Berberis sp. [Cockerell 1896: 207] ; Betulaceae: Carpinus caroliniana ; Bignoniaceae: Bignonia capreol; ; Ericaceae: Gaylussacia frondosa; Euphorbaceae: Colliguaja sp. [Baker & Moles 1923] ; Moraceae: Morus sp. [Frappa 1939] ; Myricaceae: Myrica cerifera; Rhamnaceae: Ceanothus sp., Colubrina elliptica, Rhamnus crocea; Rosaceae: Photinia arbutifolia ; Sapotaceae: Bumelia celestrina

Bemisia capitata Regu & David

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia capitata Regu & David 1991: 78

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: India

HOST: Indet.

Bemisia centroamericana sp. nov.

NOMENCLATURE [Martin: 2005: 33-36, 71]:

Bemisia centroamericana sp. nov.

DISTRIBUTION: Nearctic: Mexico in quarantine; Neotropical [Martin: 2005: 35: Belize, El Salvador in quarantine, Honduras,

HOST [Martin: 2005: 35, 71]: Asteraceae: indet leaf, ?Lasianthaea sp; Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculentus, Pointsettia sp; Lamiaceae: Origanum vulgare ; Malavaceae: Hibiscus sp., Moraceae: Ficus sp; Myrtaceae: Psidium guavaje ; Paperaveraceae: Bocconia sp. , B. frutescens; Sapindaceae: Serjania sp.

Bemisia caudasculptura Quaintance & Baker

NOMENCLATURE :

Bemisia caudasculptura Quaintance & Baker 1937 [Baker, J. M. 1937: 614]

DISTRIBUTION: Nearctic: Mexico

HOST: Oleaceae: Fraxinus sp.

Bemisia confusa Danzig

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia confusa Danzig 1964

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: Russia

HOST: Psoralea bituminosa

Bemisia cordylinidis Dumbleton

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia cordylinidis Dumbleton 196: 120

DISTRIBUTION: Australasia: New Caledonia

HOST: Cordyline sp..

Bemisia curvata Qureshi

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia curvata Qureshi 1980: 405

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: Pakistan

HOST: Hippocastanaceae: Aesculus sp.

Bemisia decipiens (Maskell)

NOMENCLATURE [Quaintance, A. L. and A. C. Baker 1914: 100] :

Bemisia decipiens (Maskell) 1895: 428

Aleurodes decipiens (Maskell) 1895: 428

DISTRIBUTION [Quaintance, A. L. and A. C. Baker 1914: 100] : Australasia: Australia

HOST [Quaintance, A. L. and A. C. Baker 1914: 100] [Maskell 1895: 428] : Epacridaceae: Styphelia [Monotoca] elliptica

Bemisia elliptica Takahashi

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia elliptica Takahashi 1960: 147

DISTRIBUTION: Oriental: Reunion Island

HOST:Indet.

Bemisia eoa Danzig

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia eoa Danzig 1966: 374 [202]

DISTRIBUTION: Afrotropical: Australasia: Nearctic; Neotropical; Oriental: Palaearctic: Russia

HOST: Caprifoliaceae: Lonicera sp; Rosaceae: Sorbaria sorbifolia; Ulmaceae: Ulmus propinqua

Bemisia formosana Takahashi

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia formosana Takahashi 1933: 18

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: Taiwan

HOST: Poaceae: Indet

Bemisia giffardi (Kotinsky)***

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia giffardi (Kotinsky) 1907: 94

Bemisia jasminum David & Subramaniam 1976: 181

Asterobemisia helyi Dumbleton 1956: 172

Bemisia giffardi hispina Young 1942: 113

Aleyrodes giffardi Kotinsky 1907: 94

DISTRIBUTION: Australasia: Australia [Dumbleton 1956: 172] , Malaysia, New Caledonia, New Zealand [Dumbleton 1956: 172] , USA (Hawaii) [Quaintance & Baker 1914: 100] [Kotinsky 1907: 94] ; Oriental: China [Mound and Halsey 1978: 113] [Takahashi 1942] [Young 1942: 98] , Japan, Taiwan, Thailand [Takahashi 1942] , Vietnam; Palaearctic: India [David & Subramaniam 1976: : 181] , Nepal [Takahashi 1942]

HOST: Boraginaceae: Cordia cordata; Oleaceae [David & Subramaniam 1976: : 181] : Jasminum sambac [Singh 1931] , Jasminum sp; Rutaceae: Citrus maxima [Dumbleton 1956: 172] , Citrus spp. [Young 1942: 98] [Dumbleton 1956: 172] [Quaintance & Baker 1914: 100] [Kotinsky 1907: 94]

Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae: Encarsia strenua

Bemisia gigantea Martin 1999

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia gigantea Martin 1999: 58

DISTRIBUTION: Australasia: Australia

HOST: Elaeocarpaceae: Elaeocarpus sp. 

Bemisia grossa Singh

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia grossa Singh 1931: 82

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: India

HOST: Myrtaceae: Eugenia operculata

Bemisia iole Danzig

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia iole Danzig 1966: 374[202]

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: Russia

HOST: Betulaceae: Corylus heterophylla; Ulmaceae: Ulmus propinqua,

Bemisia lampangensis Takahashi

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia lampangensis Takahashi 1942: 171

DISTRIBUTION: Oriental: Thailand 

HOST: Fabaceae: Indet

Bemisia lauracea Martin, Aguiar, Pita

NOMENCLATURE [Martin, 1996 Jour.Nat.His. 30: 113-125] :

Bemisia lauracea Martin et al

DISTRIBUTION [Martin, 1996 Jour.Nat.His. 30: 113-125] : Afrotropical: Madeira 

HOST [Martin, 1996 Jour.Nat.His. 30: 113-125] : Lauraceae: Laurus azorica, Ocotea foetens, Persea indica

Bemisia leakii (Peal)

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia leakii (Peal) 1903: 87

Aleurodes leakii Peal 1903

DISTRIBUTION: Australasia: Fiji [Takahashi 1934] , Tahiti [Dumbleton 1961] ; Palaearctic: India [Peal 1903: 87]

HOST [Peal 1903: 87] : Fabaceae: Dalbergia sp. [Takahashi 1934] , Erythrina sp. [Dumbleton 1961] , Indigofera arrecta, I. tinctoria

Bemisia medinae Gomez-Menor

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia medinae Gomez-Menor 1954: 369

DISTRIBUTION: Afrotropical: Canary Islands

HOST: Indet

Bemisia mesasiatica Danzig

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia mesasiatica Danzig 1969

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: Russia [Danzig 1969] , Tadzhikistan

HOST: Caprifoliaceae: Lonicera korolkovii; Rosaceae [Danzig 1969] : Armeniaca sp., Exochorda alberti; Prunus domestica, Spiraea baldshuanica;

Bemisia moringae (David & Subramaniam)

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia moringae David & Subramaniam 1976: 176

Asterobemisia moringae David & Subramaniam 1976

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: India

HOST: Moraceae: Moringa oleifera

Bemisia ovata (Goux) 

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia ovata (Goux) 1940: 45

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: France [Danzig 1964: 326 [637] , Russia [Danzig 1964]

HOST: Araliaceae [Danzig 1964: 326 [637] : Hedera helix;Ericaceae: Rhododendron ponticum; Lauraceae [Danzig 1964] : Laurus nobilis; Liliaceae [Danzig 1964] : Smilax excelsa; Moraceae: Morus sp; Ranunculaceae [Danzig 1964] : Clematis vitalba; Rutaceae: Citrus sp. [Danzig 1964] ; Vitaceae [Danzig 1964] : Vitis sp.

Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae: Eretmocerus mundus

Bemisia poinsettiae Hempel

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia poinsettiae Hempel 1923

DISTRIBUTION: Neotropical: Brazil

HOST: Euphorbiaceae: Poinsettia heterophylla

Bemisia pongamiae Takahashi 1931

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia pongamiae Takahashi 1931: 223

DISTRIBUTION: Australasia: Malaysia, New Guinea [Martin 1985: 322] ; Oriental: Taiwan

HOST: Fabaceae: Derris sp. [Martin 1985: 322] , Pongamia pinnata

Bemisia porteri Corbett

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia porteri Corbett 1935: 786

DISTRIBUTION: Australasia: Malaysia 

HOST: Combretaceae: Quisqualis indica

Bemisia psiadiae Takahashi

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia psiadiae Takahashi 1955: 405

DISTRIBUTION: Afrotropical: Malagasy

HOST: Asteraceae: Psiadia sp.

Bemisia puerariae Takahashi

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia puerariae Takahashi 1955 [Takahashi & Mamet 1955: 3]

DISTRIBUTION: Oriental [Takahashi & Mamet 1955: 3] : Japan 

HOST: Fabaceae [Takahashi & Mamet 1955: 3] : Pueraria hirsuta

Bemisia religiosa (Peal)

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia religiosa Peal 1903: 67

Aleurodes religiosa Peal 1903: 67

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: India

HOST: Moraceae: Ficus bengalensis, F. religiosa

Bemisia salicaria Danzig

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia salicaria Danzig 1969

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: Tadzhikistan

HOST: Salicaceae: Salix sp

Bemisia shinanoensis Kuwana

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia shinanoensis Kuwana 1922

DISTRIBUTION: Oriental: Japan [Takahashi & Mamet 1955]

HOST: Anacardiaceae [Takahashi & Mamet 1955] : Rhododendron sp; Asteraceae: Pertya scandens [Takahashi & Mamet 1955] ; Berberidaceae [Takahashi & Mamet 1955] : Berberis thunbergii; Fabaceae [Takahashi & Mamet 1955] : Desmodium fallax, Pueraria hirsuta ; Lauraceae: Lindera umbellatum [Takahashi & Mamet 1955] ; Moraceae [Takahashi & Mamet 1955] Morus sp; Rosaceae: Rosa sp. [Takahashi & Mamet 1955] ; Verbenaceae: Callicarpa japonica [Takahashi & Mamet 1955] ; Ulmaceae: Aphananthe aspera [Takahashi & Mamet 1955]

Bemisia silvatica Danzig

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia silvatica Danzig 1964

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: Russia

HOST: Betulacea: Carpinus sp..;Ericaceae: Rhododendron flavum; Fabaceae: Acacia sp; Fagaceae: Quercus sp; Rhamnaceae: Fragula alnus; Rosaceae: Crataegus sp.

Hymenoptera: Platygastridae: Amitus longicornis

Bemisia spiraeae Young

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia spiraeae Young 1944

DISTRIBUTION: Oriental: China

HOST: Rosaceae: Spiraea cantoniensis

Bemisia spiraeoides Mound & Halsey

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia spiraeoides Mound & Halsey 1978: 118

Bemisia spireae [sic] Gomez-Menor 1954

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: Spain

HOST: Rosaceae: Rosa sp., Spiraea hipericifolia

Bemisia subdecipiens Martin

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia subdecipiens Martin 1999: 59

DISTRIBUTION: Australasia: Australia; 

HOST: Myrtaceae. Melaleuca sp.: 

Bemisia sugonjaevi Danzig

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia sugonjaevi Danzig 1969: 870

DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: Russia, Tadzhikistan

HOST: Apocynaceae: Trachomitum scabrum; 

Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)***

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) 1889 [Quaintance 1900: 28]

Cortesiana restonicae Goux 1988

Bemisia minima Danzig 1964

Bemisia miniscula Danzig 1964

Bemisia (Neobemisia) rhodesiaensis Corbett

Bemisia vayssierei Frappa 1939

Bemisia manihotis Frappa 1938

Bemisia rhodesiansis Corbett

Bemisia nigeriensis Corbett 1935

Bemisia goldingi Corbett 1935

Bemisia longispina Priesner & Hosny 1934

Bemisia hibisci Takahashi 1933

Bemisia achyranthes Singh 1931

Bemisia gossypiperda Misra & Lamba 1929

Bemisia bahiana Bondar 1928

Bemisia signus Bondar 1928

Bemisia costa-limai Bondar 1928

Bemisia emiliae Corbett 1926

Aleurodes inconspicua Quaintance 1900

Aleurodes tabaci Gennadius 1889

Bemisia (Neobemisia) hibisci Takahashi

DISTRIBUTION (Worldwide: see Mound & Halsey, 1978 & Evans at http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov:591/1WF/whitefly_catalog.htm)

HOST (Polyphagus: see Mound & Halsey, 1978 & Evans (http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov:591/1WF/whitefly_catalog.htm): Caricaceae: Carica papaya; Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia milii, Euphorbia sp; Solanaceae: Nicotiana sp [Gennadius 1889: 1-3] ; Ulmaceae: Ulmus parvifolia, Zelkova serrata

Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae: Encarsia adusta, E. azimi, E. bimaculata, E. brevivena, E. cibcensis, E. citrella, E.desantisi, E. duorunga, E. formosa, E. hispida, E. inaron, japonica, E. longivalvula, E. lutea, E. luteola, E. mineoi, E. nigricephala, E. oakeyensis, E. perflava, E. pergandiella, E. porteri, E. protransvena, E. pseudocitrella, E. quaintancei, E. sophia, E. tabacivora, E. mohyuddini, E. reticulata, E. smithi, E. synaptocera, Eretmocerus adustiscutum, E. californicus, E. hayati, E. melanoscutus, E. mundus, E. nikolskajae, E. queenslandensis, staufferi, Amitus bennetti Neuroptera: Chrysopidae:

Bemisia tuberculata Bondar

NOMENCLATURE:

Bemisia tuberculata Bondar 1923

DISTRIBUTION: Neotropical: Brazil, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico

HOST: Euphorbiaceae: .Chamaesyce hypericifolia, Manihot aipi; Fabaceae: Erythrina sp.