Abstract

CARAPIA-RUIZ, Vicente Emilio; SANCHEZ-FLORES, Óscar Ángel  and  CASTILLO-GUTIERREZ, Antonio. Description of a new species of genus Tetraleurodes Cockerell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from Mexico. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.2, pp.243-250. ISSN 2448-8445.

The present study reports the description of Tetraleurodes tepalcingo sp. nov., found in Morelos México on stems of Acacia farneciana (L.) Willd. The relationship of this species with Tetraleurodes caulicola Nakahara and Tetraleurodes tuberculosa Nakahara is discused. A puparial key to identify species of the genus Tetraleurodes from Mexico is provided.

Keywords : Tetraleurodes; sp. nov.; Aleyrodidae; Whiteflies; Mexico.