title: Six new record species of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) infesting Morus alba in China.
abstract: To determine the species of whiteflies occurring on mulberry, Morus alba L. (Rosales: Moraceae) in China, we collected samples in more than 87 sites in 16 provinces of China from 2008 to 2011. In total, 10 species, representing seven genera of the subfamily Aleyrodinae, were identified. Of these, six species are newly recorded on mulberry in China, namely, Aleuroclava ficicola Takahashi, Aleuroclava gordoniae (Takahashi), Aleurotrachelus camelliae (Kuwana), Bemisia afer (Priesner & Hosny), Bemisia tabaci Gennadius, and Pealius machili Takahashi. Information on the taxonomy, distribution, and host plants of the whitefly species found on mulberry in China, along with a brief description and illustrations of each species are provided.
authors.affiliation: School of Horticulture Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
authors.forename: Ji-Rui
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Horticulture Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China Crop Cultivation and Technology Promotion Stations of Yizheng, Yizheng 211400, China.
authors.forename: Zao-Qin
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: School of Horticulture Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China yzdu@yzu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yu-Zhou
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Du
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D020387:Food Chain; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D031625:Morus / Q000254:growth & development; D009758:Nymph / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology
keywords: ESEM; description; mulberry pest; puparium; taxonomy