Hemiptera

Kondo, Takumasa & Cortés, Ronald Simbaqueba, 2014, Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), a new invasive aphid on San Andres island and mainland Colombia, with notes on other adventive species, Insecta Mundi 2014 (362), pp. 1-10 : 5

( Hemiptera : Aleyrodidae )

One of the most recent invasive species in Colombia is the fig whitefly, Singhiella simplex ( Fig. 2F ), reported from Colombia on leaves of Cuban laurel Ficus microcarpa L. f. in the city of Palmira and on the weeping fig F. benjamina L. ( Moraceae ), a common tree along the streets of Cali and Palmira, in the State of Valle del Cauca (Kondo and Evans 2012). Singhiella simplex is native to the Oriental region ( Burma, China and India) and has been introduced to Puerto Rico and the USA (Florida) ( Hodges 2007; Evans 2008; Mannion et al. 2008). It has been recorded also from Brazil, Cayman Islands, Jamaica ( Jesus et al. 2010; Velasco et al. 2011), and was observed in Israel in 2011 and first recorded in Colombia in 2012 (Kondo and Evans 2012).

Figures

Figure 2. Recent invasive species in Colombia. A. Diaphorina citri Kuwayama. B. Ceroplastes rubens Maskell. C. Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo and Unruh. D. Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green). E. Harmonia axyridis (Pallas). F. Singhiella simplex (Singh). Photos taken by T. Kondo.