An annotated check list of the world’s whiteflies (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Abstract

An updated check list of the world’s extant whitefly species is presented, comprising 1556 accepted species names in 161 genera, together with a further 210 species-group names and 40 genus-group names in synonymy. 13 nomina nuda, seven nomina dubia and six species now formally excluded from the Aleyrodidae are listed. Nomenclatural changes introduced here are 10 new generic and 10 new specific synonymies, together with 23 new combinations, seven new replacement names for junior homonyms and one revived original combination. Three subfamilial names are available in the Aleyrodidae, most species being placed in the Aleyrodinae or Aleurodicinae. The controversial third subfamily, Udamoselinae, is briefly discussed. For species currently regarded as valid, only the original and current combinations are given, with authorities. Original countries of description are given, here updated to reflect current geopolitical boundaries, but distributions and biological data are not given. An index to all names is provided.

The Evolution of Genomic Instability in the Obligate Endosymbionts of Whiteflies

“…Most whitefly species are confined to woody plants and restricted geographic ranges, and the B. tabaci complex is unusual in colonizing a wide range of herbaceous plants throughout all warm areas of the world (Martin and Mound 2007). The complex may comprise as many as 30 distinct species in 11 major lineages, and it shows considerable geographic structure and mitochondrial sequence divergence, suggesting an age of at least several million years (de Barro et al 2011).…”

A new whitefly from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae)

“…Th is could be the reason for some morphological, physiological and behavioral similarities with Aphidiformes lineage. Present-day distribution of Aleyrodidae lineages shows that aleurodicines are distributed mainly in the Neotropical and Australasian regions, while aleyrodines are distributed worldwide (Mound & Halsey 1978 ;Martin & Mound 2007 ;Evans 2008 ). Th is distributional pattern as well as availability of fossil data suggested a Palaeotropical origin of the whitefl ies (Mound 1984 ;Bink-Moenen & Mound 1990 ;Manzari & Quicke 2006 ).…”

A new species of Aleuromarginatus Corbett, 1935 with a key and checklist of Chinese species (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae)

“…It is an Old World genus, recorded from the Afrotropical, Palearctic, Oriental, and Australasian regions. Only 14 species of this genus have been described, almost all of them are known only from leguminous plants (Fabaceae) (Bink-Moenen 1983; Cohic 1968, 1969; Corbett 1935a; David 1976, 1988; David and Subramaniam 1976; Jesudasan and David 1991; Ko et al 1995; Martin 1985, 1999; Martin and Mound 2007; Mound and Halsey 1978; Takahashi 1955). …”