SEM studies and re-description of Aleurocanthus husaini (Corbett) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) infesting citrus in Central India

Authors

  • M.K. Rathod Centre for Sericulture and Biological Pest Management Research (CSBR), S .A. Road, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur- 440 022, India.
  • M.M. Rai Centre for Sericulture and Biological Pest Management Research (CSBR), S .A. Road, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur- 440 022, India.
  • A.M. Khurad Department of Zoology, RTM Nagpur University Campus, Nagpur-440 033, India
  • S.K. Raina International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology,P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya

Keywords:

SEM studies, re-description, citrus blackfly, Aleurocanthus husaini, developmental stages

Abstract

Biology of the citrus blackfly, Aleurocanthus husaini (Corbett, 1939) is studied in Central India. There were three over lapping generations in a year. The life stages viz., egg, first, second, third and fourth instar (puparium) and adults are described on the basis of light and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) studies. The structural details of antennae, genitalia, and wings of adult male and female have been re-described.

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Rathod, M., Rai, M., Khurad, A., & Raina, S. (2015). SEM studies and re-description of Aleurocanthus husaini (Corbett) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) infesting citrus in Central India. ENTOMON, 38(4), 213–220. Retrieved from http://entomon.in/index.php/Entomon/article/view/10

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 4 (2013)

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Articles