Aleurocanthus spiniferus

TaxID: 593793

Basic Information

Aleurocanthus spiniferus

citrus spiny whitefly, Orange spiny whitefly, Orange Spiny Whitefly

Aleurocanthus spiniferus, the citrus spiny whitefly, is an insect native to Asia. It is considered an invasive pest, notably affecting citrus and tea plants. They are part of the whitefly family. A. spiniferus is indigenous to parts of tropical Asia, where it was first discovered in Japan c.?1903, soon after which it spread around the world. Wherever it is found, it has become a highly destructive pest. Two populations of A. spiniferus are known: the citrus spiny whitefly, as well as the tea spiny whitefly, named for the kind of plant they infest.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Aleyrodidae

Aleurocanthus

spiniferus

unclassified

Photos (0 photos)

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Morphological Features

Puparium black. Puparial margin covered with wax secretion. Margin toothed; at least 6 teeth occupying 0.1 mm of margin. Dorsal disc spines acute; submargin normally with 11 pairs of stout spines in a row, all similar in length. Sexual dimorphism present; male puparia are usually much smaller than female puparia

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Puparium Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Host Plants (89 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (63 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent 2019
Austria Present 2019
Belgium Present 2019
Bulgaria Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II B) 2019
Bahrain Quarantine pests 2003
Belarus Absent —
Brazil Absent 2018
Switzerland A1 list 2019
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
Costa Rica Absent —
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Distribution (53 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

41
Present
12
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Albania Present —
Australia Present
Austria Absent —
Belgium Absent —
Bangladesh Present —
Brazil Present —
Brunei Darussalam Present —
Bhutan Present —
Cambodia Absent —
China Absent
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR17330023 head and body - - 29663967 China: Shandong
SRR17330022 head and body - - 28041038 China: Shandong
SRR17330021 head and body - - 31218486 China: Shandong

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

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Literature