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.