Genus: Aleurocybotus & Vasdavidius

Nomenclature [Martin 2005:9]:

Aleurocybotus Quaintance & Baker 1914: 101, 1917: 356 & Vasdavidius (David & Subramaniam) 1976

Biology: Pale yellow, often with shades of brown, red, or colorless; puparia elliptical to subelliptical. Normally occurs only on grasses.

Distribution: New World species are Aleurocybotus and Old world are Vasdavidius.

Taxonomy: Margin. Dentate lacking tracheal pres. Dorsum. Submedian depressions and pockets present. Without a pair of longitudinal, parallel, subdorsal folds from the cephalic setae to the vasiform orifice . Do not confuse with Bemisia giffardi (Kotinsky). Vasiform orifice chordate, subchordate or subtriangular in shape and closed posteriorly; operculum longer than wide; lingula spatulate and inserted. Caudal furrow present. Chaetotaxy. Cephalic, A8 and caudal setae pairs present; A1 setae pair present or absent. Pores. Disc pores and associated porettes present. Venter. Tracheal folds absent; submarginal wax glands present.

Natural Enemies: See species list below.

Similar Genera: The following separates this genus from other genera: mature elongated puparia with the ventral surface not swollen; not encircled by a band of wax; without a pair of longitudinal, parallel, subdorsal folds from the cephalic setae to the vasiform orifice (do not confuse with Bemisia giffardi (Kotinsky).

Aleurocybotus cereus Martin

Nomenclature:

Aleurocybotus cereus Martin [Martin 2005: 11]

Distribution [Martin 2005: 11]: Neotropical: Belize

Host [Martin 2005: 11]; Poaceae: Lasiacis ? rugellii, L. sp.

Aleurocybotus graminicolus (Quaintance)

Nomenclature:

Aleurocybotus graminicolus (Quaintance) 1899 [Quaintance & Baker 1914: 101]

Distribution [Quaintance & Baker 1914: 101]: Nearctic: USA (Florida) [TRI-OLOGY, Vol. 41, No. 5]

Host: Indet [Quaintance & Baker 1914: 101]; Poaceae: Stenotaphrum secundatum

Aleurocybotus occiduus Russell 

Nomenclature:

Aleurocybotus occiduus Russell 1964, 66: 101

Distribution [Quaintance & Baker 1914: 101]: Australasia: USA (Hawaii, in quarantine) [Evans, Dooley, Gill 2006: 31]; Nearctic: USA (AZ, CA, FL); Neotropical: Peru

Host: Indet [Quaintance & Baker 1914: 101]: Cyperaceae: Cyperus rotundus; Poaceae: Cenchrus echinatu, Chloris sp., Cynodon dactylon [Russell 1964, 66: 101], Echinochloa crus-galli [Russell 1964, 66: 101], Oryza sativa, Paspalum notatum, P. dilatatum [Russell 1964, 66: 101], Saccharum officinalis, Setaria italica [Evans, Dooley, Gill 2006: 31] [Russell 1964, 66: 101], Sorghum vulgare & S. halepense [Russell 1964, 66: 101], Stenotaphrum secunda, Zea mays [Russell 1964, 66: 101]

NATURAL ENEMIES: Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae: Encarsia deserti Rivnay & Gerling [Rivnay & Gerling 1984], E. luteola, Eulophidae, Euderomphale hyalina (Compere & Annecke) [LaSalle & Schauff 1994: 249] [Compere & Annecke 1961: 68]

Vasdavidius concursus (Ko)

Nomenclature:

Vasdavidius concursus (Ko) 1998: 178

Distribution: Oriental: Taiwan

Host: Poaceae: Miscanthus floridulus

Vasdavidius indicus David & Subramaniam 1976

Nomenclature:

Vasdavidius indicus David & Subramaniam 1976: 157

Distribution: Afrotropical: Niger; Oriental: China; Palaearctic: India

Host: Poaceae: Chloris barbata, Dactyloctenium aegyptium

NATURAL ENEMIES: Aphelinidae: Encarsia japonica, Encarsia sophia

Vasdavidius setiferus (Quaintance & Baker)

Nomenclature:

Vasdavidius setiferus (Quaintance & Baker) 1917

Distribution [Corbett 1926: 274]: Australasia: Australia [Martin 1985: 317], Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines; Oriental: Hong Kong [Lee & Winney 1981: 32], Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand; Palaearctic: India

Host: Poaceae [Corbett 1926: 274]: Imperata arundinacea, I. cylindrica, I. imperata sp.[Martin 1985: 317]; Pandanaceae [Silvestri 1927: 15]: Pandanus sp.

NATURAL ENEMIES: Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae: Encarsia japonica Viggiani [Huang & Polaszek 1998: 1899], E. persequens Silvestri 1927 [Fulmek 1943: 5],