Genus: Parabemisia Takahashi
Nomenclature:
Parabemisia Takahashi & Mamet1952: 21
Biology: Derm usually pale.
Distribution: Native to the Oriental and Austro-Oriental regions.
Taxonomy: Outline. Oval. Margin. Fine regular teeth, modified as combs at the tracheal clefts. Dorsum. Transverse moulting suture almost to margin. Submedian abdominal depressions obvious; vasiform orifice triangular to elongate-cordate shape, operculum covering half of orifice, and lingula inserted, exposed with paired laterobasal lobes. Chaetotaxy. Cephalic and A8 setae present; A1 setae absent; 12-14 pairs of evenly spaced setae including caudal setae. Venter. Caudal furrow little or not marked; caudal and tracheal folds variously marked or not at all.
Natural Enemies: See species list below.
*** Intercepted in quarantine
Parabemisia aceris (Takahashi)
Nomenclature : Bemisia aceri Takahashi 1931: 204 Parabemisia aceris (Takahashi) [Takahashi 1952: 23] Distribution: Oriental: Japan, Taiwan Host: Aceraceae: Acer palmatum, Acer sp |
Parabemisia indica Meganathan &
David Nomenclature: Parabemisia indica Meganathan & David 1994: 47 Distribution: Palaearctic: India Host: Dipterocarpaceae: Nothopegia racemosa |
Parabemisia jawani Martin Nomenclature : Parabemisia jawani Martin 1985: 331 Distribution: Australasia: Papua New Guinea. Host: Indet |
Parabemisia lushanensis
Ko & Luo Nomenclature: Parabemisia lushanensis Ko & Luo 1999: 19 Distribution: Oriental: China. Host:
Aceraceae: Acer
serrulatum |
Parabemisia maculata
Takahashi
& Mamet . Syntypes.
Japan: on Acer sp., HBL. Distribution: 5: Nomenclature: Parabemisia maculata Takahashi 1952: 22 Distribution: Australasia: Malaysia; Oriental: Japan Host:
Aceraceae: Acer
sp.; Rubiaceae: Gardenia florida; Theaceae: Thea sinensis. |
Parabemisia myricae
(Kuwana) *** Nomenclature: Bemisia myricae Kuwana 1927: 249 Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana)
[Takahashi 1952a: 24] Distribution: Australasia: USA(Hawaii.); Nearctic: USA (CA, FL, HI); Neotropical: Venezuela; Oriental: China, Japan,
Taiwan; Palaearctic: Egypt, India, Iran, Israel,
Italy, Morocco, Spain, Turkey Host: Asteraceae: Lactuca sp.; Cyperaceae: Cyperus
papyrus; Ebenaceae: Diospyros khaki; Elaeocarpaceae:
Elaeocarpus serratus;
Ericaceae: Rhododendron
sp.; Fagaceae: Quercus serratus;
Juglandaceae: Engelhardtia roxburghiana;
Lauraceae: Cryptocarya
sp.,Machilus sp., Persea americana;
Moraceae: Ficus carica, Morus
alba, Morus
sp.; Myricaceae: Myrica rubra;
Myrsinaceae: Maesa japonica; Myrtaceae:
Psidium guajava;
Olacaceae: Schoepfia
schreberi; Polygonaceae:
Coccoloba krugii;
Rosaceae: Prunus
mume, Prunus
persica, Prunus
triflora; Rubiaceae: Chiococca alba, Gardeniaaugusta,
Gardenia sp., Gardenia
thunbergia; Rutaceae:
Citrus aurantifolia,
C. aurantium, C. bigaradia,
C. limon, C. sinensis,
C. x nobilis, Murraya
koenigii, Poncirus
trifoliata, Wendlandia
thrysoidea, X Citrofortunella
microcarpa;
Salicaceae: Salix
babylonica Natural enemies: Parasitoids - Hymenoptera/ Aphelinidae:
Encarsia azimi, E.
collecta, E. hispida,
E. lutea, E. meritoria,
E. perflava, E. protransvena,
E. pseudocitrella, E. sophia,
E. strenua, Eretmocerus
debachi, E. furuhashii
; Platygastridae: Amitus sp.
Predators - Acari/Phytoseiidae:
Amblyseius swirski,
Euseius scutalis,
Iphiseiodes degenerans,
Typhlodromus athiasae;
Coleoptera/ Coccinellidae:
Adonia variegata,
Chilocorus bipustulatus,
Clitostethus arcuatus,
Coelophora pupillata,
Exochomus quadripustulatus,
Hippodamia sp., Oenopia
conglobata, Scymnus
near pallidicollis, Serangium
parcesetosum; Coleoptera/
Nitidulidae: Cybocephalus binotatus;
Diptera/ Syrphidae:
Genus? sp.; Hemiptera/ Anthocoridae: Genus? sp.; Miridae: Deraeocoris
pallens; Neuroptera/Chrysopidae: Chrysoperla
carnea; Coniopterygidae:
Conwentzia hagani,
Conwentzia psociformis,
Semidalis aleyrodiformis;
Hemerobiidae: Sympherobius sanctus |
Parabemisia myrmecophila Martin Nomenclature: Parabemisia myrmecophila Martin 1985: 332 Distribution: Austalasia:
Papua New Guinea. Host: Lauraceae: Cryptocarya sp. |