Editaaleyrodes David, 2005

Dubey, Anil Kumar, 2022, Description of Acanthonavis deflexa gen. et sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from the Nicobar Island, India, and generic re-definition of Editaaleyrodes David, Zootaxa 5092 (2), pp. 209-220 : 216-217

Genus Editaaleyrodes David

Type species: Editaaleyrodes indicus David, 2005: 317–320 , by monotypy.

Diagnosis. In life, puparial submargin elevated above the lateral margin; elongate; true margin folded ventrally, true margin irregularly crenulate but subdorsal/submargin apparent margin more prominently and regularly crenulate; thoracic tracheal pore areas not defined, but caudal tracheal opening indicated by a comb. Submarginal setae present. Longitudinal and transverse moulting sutures reaching margin. Pro-mesothoracic suture obsolete, but meso-metathoracic and abdominal sutures prominent. Submedian depressions present. Median length of abdominal segment VII shorter than VI and VIII. Thoracic tracheal furrows indicated by irregular polygonal tubercles/markings. Vasiform orifice not elevated posteriorly; cordate; operculum subcordate, not covering entirely the orifice; lingula exposed. Caudal tracheal furrow present. Cephalic, first, eighth abdominal and caudal setae present. A row of setae present on submargin. Geminate pores present. Pockets continuous. Ventral submargin not demarcated from the subventral area by a fold. Thoracic and caudal tracheal folds not indicated, without stipples. Legs ( Fig. 37 ) elongate, curved, closely placed, bases of pro-mesothoracic legs almost touching and apices of mesothoracic legs partly overlapping bases of metathoracic legs. Antennae elongate, extending through outside prothoracic legs. Ventral setae, spiracles and adhesive sacs present.

Remarks. Examination of the type species of the genus Editaaleyrodes revealed that some of the characteristics given in the original description of the genus were erroneous, and needed to be redefined and corrected; the genus is redescribed based on the reevaluation of the diagnostic characteristics and the inclusion of details of the vasiform orifice and the ventral surface. Differences between Editaaleyrodes and Acanthonavis are summarised in the Remarks section at the end of the description of the new genus. Editaaleyrodes is also similar to Aleurolonga but differs in lacking anterior marginal setae, in less prolonged anterior and posterior margins of the body and in antennae extending along the outside margin of the prothoracic legs; it is also similar to Brazzaleyrodes but differs in that the longitudinal moulting suture does not extend near to abdominal segment VIII and differs from Ramsesseus by having the dorsal subdorsum-submargin ridge and the vasiform orifice not elevated. The whitefly genus Editaaleyrodes David, 2005 was described from India with Editaaleyrodes indicus David as the type species. David (2005) noted under the genus diagnosis that the puparium dorsum is ‘elevated from submargin by two longitudinal ridges which connect anterior and posterior regions. […] thoracic tracheal furrow [is] not indicated. Caudal furrow [is] indicated with granulated markings’. In his description of the species, he stated that the thoracic tracheal furrows are absent, the caudal tracheal fold has granular markings, the transverse moulting suture reaches the margin and the thoracic tracheal folds have polygonal markings. Possibly, David (2005) overlooked tracheal furrows and recognised tracheal folds with granular markings due to incorrect recognition of dorsal and ventral surfaces.

Figures

FIGURES 36–41. Editaaleyrodes indicus David, paratypes: puparium, dorsal surface (36), ventral surface (37–41); 36, vasiform orifice; 37, cephalothoracic area; 38, abdominal area; 39, abdominal segment sutures, pockets; 40, legs, antenna; 41, caudal tracheal fold.