Cockerelliella psidii

18. Cockerelliella psidii (Corbett) (Fig. 22) Diagnosis. Puparium pale with localized brownish markings, elliptical. Crenate margin. Thoracic and caudal tracheal openings at margin marked by invaginated pores; pores smooth internally. Longitudinal and transverse moulting sutures joined distally by a cephalothoracic suture which is concentric with margin; longitudinal moulting suture does not extend anteriorly beyond its junction with cephalothoracic suture. Tracheal pore sclerotized, opens at margin, tracheal fold generally only slightly indicated near margin. Caudal pore and fold conspicuous; fold dotted. Vasiform orifice elevated, subcordate, broadly recessed at posterior outer margin. Korean quarantine notes. This species was described from Malaysia (Oriental region) and was intercepted four times from China on Pieris japonica (Ericaceae). It is not known to occur in South Korea (Lee 2019).
Published as part of Lee, Suhyeon & Suh, Soo-Jung, 2022, Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) intercepted on plant product imported to South Korea from 2013 - 2021, pp. 1-17 in Insecta Mundi 2022 (947) on pages 8-10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7300688
{"references":["Lee SH. 2019. National species list of Korea, III. Insects (Hexapoda). Designzip; Seoul. 988 p."]}