A new species of Aleurocanthus Quaintance &amp; Baker (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) from Areca catechu in India, with comments on the status of Aleurodes nubilans Buckton

B. VASANTHARAJ DAVID; M. MANJUNATHA

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.173.1.1

Issue: Vol. 173 No. 1: 31 Mar. 2003

Type: Article

Published: 2003-03-31

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.173.1.1

Page range: 1–4

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**A new species of Aleurocanthus Quaintance & Baker (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) from Areca catechu in India, with comments on the status of Aleurodes nubilans Buckton**

B. VASANTHARAJ DAVID⁺⁻
M. MANJUNATHA⁺⁻

Sun Agro Biotech Research Centre, 3/340 Main Road, Madanandapuram, Porur, Chennai , India 600 116

Professor & Head (Entomology), University of Agricultural Sciences, College of Agriculture, Navile, Shimoga, Karnataka, India 577 204

Hemiptera Aleyrodidae Aleurocanthus arecae Aleurodes nubilans

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Abstract

A new species of whitefly, Aleurocanthus arecae sp. nov., collected from arecanut (Areca catechu) in Karnataka state in India, is described and illustrated. The status of Aleurodes nubilans Buckton is discussed and considered a nomen dubium.

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