Genus: Asterobemisia Trehan
Nomenclature:
Asterobemisia Trehan, 1940: 591-593
Biology: The most common species intercepted in quarantine is A. carpini (Koch) that is pale yellow with "black eyes" and found on species of Rubus.
Distribution: Primarily an European and Mediterranean genus with one species described from Asia and one from MiddleEast.
Taxonomy [Martin, 2000: 428] : Transverse moulting suture that curves upwards becoming margin-concentric before joining the longitudinal suture forming a trapdoor affect with the longitudinal suture bisecting the "trapdoor"; vasiform orifice triangular with an inserted and exposed acute lingula head; with or without a caudal furrow
Natural Enemies: See species list below; or click here for link.
Related genera: The margin-concentric transverse suture that is joined to the longitudinal suture forming a trap door effect a long with the traingular shaped vasiform orifice and the inserted, but exposed acute lingula separates this genus from most of the others with Aleyrodes and those of the Bemisia-Group[being similar.
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Asterobemisia atraphaxius (Danzig) NOMENCLATURE :
DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: Europe, Russia HOST: Aceraceae: Acer campestre, A. saccharinum ; Betulaceae: Betula sp., Carpinus betulus, C. orientalis, Corylus avellana; Caprifoliaceae: Lonicera fragrantissima, L. nigra; Ericaceae: Vaccinium myrtillus; Fabaceae: Robinia pseudoacacia ; Fagaceae: Castanea sativa, Quercus robus ; Moraceae: Humulus lupulus; Polygonaceae: Atraphaxis frutescens ; Ranunculaceae: Clematis viticalba; Rosaceae: Crataegus sp., Rubus fruticosus ; Salicaceae: Salix sp.; Saxifragaceae: Ribes nigrum, R. rubrum ; Tiliaceae: Tilia ulmifolia ;Ulmaceae: Ulmus foliacea NATURAL ENEMIES: Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae: Encarsia lutea [Masi 1909], E. tricolor [Foerster 1878] , Eretmocerus neobemisiae [Yasnosh 1974], Eretmocerus sp. , Eulophidae: Euderomphale sp.. |
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Asterobemisia carpini (Koch) NOMENCLATURE :
DISTRIBUTION [Martin 2000: 428] [Trehan 1940: 593] : Oriental: Japan ; Palaearctic: Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, USSR, Sweden, Yugoslavia, HOST [Trehan 1940: 593] : Betulaceae: Carpinus betulus, Corylus avellana ; Caprifoliaceae: Linnaea borealis ; Ericaceae: Vaccinium uliginosum ; Rosaceae: Rosa pimpinellifolia NATURAL ENEMIES [Trehan 1940: 593] : Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae: Encarsia asterobemisiae, E. coryli, E. inaron, E. longicornis, E. sophia, Eretmocerus mundus, Eretmocerus sp., Eulophidae: Euderomphale cerris, Euderomphale sp., Platygastridae: Amitus longicornis. |
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Asterobemisia dentata Danzig 1969 NOMENCLATURE :
DISTRIBUTION [Danzig 1969: 873]: Palaearctic: Russia HOST [Danzig 1969: 873] : Moraceae: Morus sp. |
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Asterobemisia lata Danzig NOMENCLATURE:
DISTRIBUTION [Danzig 1966: 376] : Palaearctic: Russia HOST [Danzig 1966: 376] : Betulaceae: Carpinus cordata ; Fagaceae: Quercus sp. ; Tiliaceae: Tilia sp. |
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Asterobemisia obenbergeri (Zahradnik) NOMENCLATURE :
DISTRIBUTION [Mound & Halsey 1978: 106] : Palaearctic: Czeck Republic, Yugoslavia HOST [Sampson 1958: 120-121] : Labiatae: Thymnus sp. |
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Asterobemisia paveli (Zahradnik) NOMENCLATURE :
DISTRIBUTION [Zahradnik 1961: 75] : Palaearctic: Czech Republic; Germany; Palestine HOST: Euphorbiaceae [Zahradnik 1961: 75] : Euphorbia stepposa, Euphorbia sp. NATURAL ENEMIES: Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae: Encarsia inaron, E. partenopea [Masi 1910], Eretmocerus mundus [Mercet 1931] |
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Asterobemisia takahashii Danzig NOMENCLATURE :
DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic: Russia HOST: Fagaceae: Quercus mongolica |
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Asterobemisia trifolii (Danzig) NOMENCLATURE :
DISTRIBUTION [Danzig 1966: 107]: Palaearctic: Russia HOST [Danzig 1966: 107] : Fabaceae: Trifolium luginaster. |
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Asterobemisia yanagicola (Takahashi) NOMENCLATURE : Asterobemisia yanagicola (Takahashi) 1933: 17 Bemisia yanagicola Takahashi 1933:137 Neobemisia yanagicola (Takahashi) 1933 DISTRIBUTION: Oriental: China, Japan, Taiwan HOST: Salicaceae : Salix sp., Salix glandulosa var warburgi |