Genus:   Bemisia giffardi  (Kotinsky)

 Nomenclature [Martin, 1999: 57]:  

Bemisia jasminum David & Subramaniam 1976: 181

Asterobemisia helyi   Dumbleton 1956: 172-173

Bemisia giffardi hispina Young 1942: 113

Bemisia giffardi  (Kotinsky) Quaintance & Baker, 1914: 100

Aleyrodes giffardi  Kotinsky, 1907: 94-95

Biology[Martin, 1999: 54-55][Quaintance & Baker, 1914: 100]: Puparia normally pale and narrowly elongated.

Distribution[Martin, 1999: 55]:  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].

Taxonomy[Martin, 1999: 54-55]:  Puparia pale with a pair of longitudinal, parallel, subdorsal folds from the cephalic setae to the vasiform orifice.  Tracheal cleft present; tracheal folds absent.  Caudal cleft with a pronounced ridge lateral to each side terminating at the caudal setae (stout and longer than the vasiform orifice).

Natural Enemies:   Hymenoptera:  Aphelinidae: Encarsia strenua.

Related Species:  Bemisia giffardi (Kotinsky) resembles superficially Agrostaleyrodes arcanus Ko, the most recently described genus (a monotypic species) on grasses from Taiwan.   However, the former has a pronounced caudal furrow and a cleft tracheal margin.   The latter lacks both the caudal furrow & the tracheal cleft and only occurs on Poaceae.