New Record of Aleurocanthus Martini David, Homoptera: Aleyrodidae, from India

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by  Anil Kumar Dubey

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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
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NEW RECORD OF ALEUROCANTHUS MARTINI DAVID,
30.
HOMOPTERA: ALEYRODIDAE, FROM INDIA
The whitefly genus Alearocanthus Takahashi is Tablet: HostplantsofA. martiniinWesternGhats
represented in India by 20 species (Jesudasan and David
s Family Hostname Distribution
1991). David(1993)describedAleurocanthusmartiniDavid No
from Sri Lanka infesting Sebastiania chamaelea Mull-Arg.
(Euphorbiaceae). In the present communication, we are 1 Caesalpiniaceae Tamarindusindica Linn Bangalore
reporting this species for the first time from India, breeding (Karnataka)
2 Combretaceae TerminaliacrenulataRoth Shimoga
on 11 host plants in the Western Ghats. (Karnataka)
3 Euphorbiaceae Macarangapeltata(Roxb Honnnawar
)
AleurocanthusmartiniDavid Muell (Karnataka)
4 Flacourtiaceae Homolium Unachalli
Aleurocanthus martini David 1993. The Whitefly of
zeylanicum (Gardn falls
Sri Lanka.FIPPATEntomologicalSeries3:12. Benth. (Karnataka)
Materialsexamined: 5 pupalcasesmountedonslides, 5 Palmae ArecacatechuLinn Karwar
(Karnataka)
onMacarangapeltata, Honnawar(Karnataka),5.H.2001 Coll:
, 6 Rubiaceae Ixorasp Jogfalls
A.K. Dubey; 3 pupal casesmountedonslides, on Terminalia (Karnataka)
crenulata, Shimoga, 293.2001, Coll: A.K. Dubey; 10 pupal 7 Sapindaceae Sapinduslaurifolia Mahendragin
cases mounted on slides, on Clerodendron viscosum, (TamilNadu)
8 Sterculiaceae Pterospermum Unachallifalls
Dharamsthala, 7.U.2001, Coll: A.K. Dubey; 4 pupal cases diversifoliumBl Bijdr. (Karnataka)
mountedonslides,onHomoliumzeylanicum Unachalli falls, 9 Tiliaceae GrewiaorbiculataRottl. Kulem(Goa)
,
10 Verbenaceae Clerodendronviscosum Dharamsthala
19.ii.2001,Coll:A.K.Dubey; 10pupalcasesmountedonslides, Vent (Karnataka)
onPterospermumdiversifolium, Unchallifalls, 19.ii.2001,Coll: Tectonagrandis Linn. f. Bangalore
A.K. Dubey; 3 pupal cases mounted on slides, on Grewia (Karnataka)
orbiculata,Kulum,28.ii.2001,Coll:A.K.Dubey;2pupalcases
mountedonslides,onSapinduslaurifolia Kulem,28.ii.2001, foundinthreesouthernstatesofIndia,namelyGoa,Karnataka
,
Coll:A.K. Dubey;6pupalcasesmountedon slides,onAreca and Kerala, on 1 1 hostplants belongingto 10 families.
catechu, Karwar, 33.2001, Coll: A.K. Dubey; 3 pupal cases
mountedonslides,onIxorasp..Jogfalls,293.200 Coll:A.K. February22,2003 ANIL KUMAR DUBEY
1, SUNDARARAJ
Dubey; pupalcasemountedonslide,on Tamarindusindica R.
1 , Wood Biodegradation Division
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Host range and distribution: The distribution ofthis RO. Malleswaram, Bangalore560003,
species on different host plants is given in Table 1. It was Karnataka, India.
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David, B.V.(1993):ThewhiteflyofSriLanka.FIPPATEntomological Jesudasan & B.V. David (1991): Taxonomic studies on Indian
Series3: 12. Aleyrodidae (Insecta: Homoptera), OrientalIns. 25: 243-253.
31. NEW RECORD OF BROWN MUSSEL PERNA INDICA KURIAKOSE AND
NAIR FROM KARNATAKA COAST
1976,
Mussels (Phylum Mollusca, Class Pelecypoda, Order asizablecontributiontomarinefisheries. Inthepastfewyears,
Filibranchiata,FamilyMytilidae)formoneofthemostcommon in orderto meetthe ever-increasingdemand forprotein-rich
food sources,generallytermedas poorman’s foodandmake nutrition, mussel culture has been taken up as a prospective
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