0016. A new species of <I>Dialeurodes</I> Cockerell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on <I>Schefflera</I> Forst and Forst in Florida
Authors
G. S. Hodges
J. W. Dooley
Abstract
Descriptions of pupal cases of Dialeurodes schefflerae, new species, as well as distribution records are presented. This species is known to occur in Florida, Hawaii and Puerto Rico appearing to feed only on species of Schefflera Forst and Forst. This restriction to plant hosts in the Asian genus Schefflera, along with its affinities with Dialeurodes agalmae Takahashi, Dialeurodes citri (Ashmead) and Dialeurodes kirkaldyi (Kotinsky), suggests it is an invasive species, probably endemic to the Asian region.
