Icfrealeyrodes indica Dubey & Sundararaj (2006): 127, by original designation. [Synonymized with Asialeyrodes by Martin & Mound (2007): 22.)

Diagnosis

Puparia broadly oval; dark brown to black, often with a fringe of wax around margin. Thoracic and caudal tracheal pores indistinct or slightly indicated, often armed with internal teeth. Submargin separated from dorsal disc by a submarginal furrow, converging posteriorly and intersecting area posterior to vasiform orifice. Submargin with a row of setae. First abdominal pair of setae present. Longitudinal and transverse moulting sutures reaching submedian area or extending to the submarginal furrow. Vasiform orifice small, subcordate to nearly triangular, usually located far anterior from submarginal furrow. Caudal furrow absent; if present, restricted to submargin only for a certain distance, not connecting with the posterior margin of vasiform orifice. Ventrally, tracheal folds indicated with stipples. Caudal fold margins slightly visible and may be mistaken for caudal furrow. Spiracles visible.

Comments

The puparia of Icfrealeyrodes are likely to be misidentified as Asialeyrodes due to their extreme similarities unless carefully observed. The puparia of Icfrealeyrodes species do not have a distinct caudal furrow, and the area posterior to vasiform orifice is intersected by the converging submarginal furrows; whereas, the puparia of Asialeyrodes species have a distinct caudal furrow connected with posterior margin of vasiform orifice and is often filled with minute tubercles, and the submarginal furrow usually diverges outwards and terminates near caudal tracheal pore.

Puparium

Dark brown, with fringe of white wax around margin (Fig. 9); found singly or in group of 4 puparia; found on lower surface of leaves; broadly oval, 1110–1190 µm long, 960–1050 µm wide.

Margin

Crenulate, 9–10 crenulations in 0.1 mm; each crenulation is associated with a yellow area, each paler area longer than wide (Fig. 3), nearly 2 times longer than the marginal crenulations. Thoracic and caudal tracheal pore areas not indicated or indicated by a small opening with a median tooth.

Dorsum

Tessellated, usually square-shaped or rectangular but polygonal forms also present. Submargin completely demarcated from dorsal disc by a submarginal furrow, intersecting caudal area posterior to vasiform orifice. Submarginal furrow slightly invaginated at first abdominal segment area. Submargin with a row of 9 pairs of hair-like setae (3 pairs anterior to transverse moulting suture and 6 pairs posterior to it). Of the 3 pairs on cephalothorax, 1 pair each on laterad of cephalic, pro-, and mesothorax. Of the 6 pairs on abdomen, 1 pair each laterad of abdominal segment I and IV to caudal area. Longitudinal and transverse moulting sutures reaching submarginal furrow, longitudinal moulting suture crenate along median line. The median length of abdominal segment VII slightly smaller (5–10 µm) than VI. Cephalothoracic and abdominal segment sutures visible. Submedian pockets and depressions present on cephalothoracic and abdominal segments. Geminate pores up to 56 pairs, scattered on outer submedian/subdorsal area, a row of geminate pores present each on submargin along the marginal teeth, subdorsum along submarginal suture and submedian area along submedian depressions. Caudal and thoracic tracheal furrows absent. Polygonal tassellations posterior to vasiform orifice smaller than surrounding tassellations, but indistinct on submargin (Fig. 3). The distance between posterior end of the orifice and puparial caudal margin measured 155–157 µm long.

Vasiform Orifice

Subcordate, slightly wider than long, 35–42 µm long, 38–43 µm wide. Operculum similarly shape, completely filling the orifice and obscuring the lingula, 23–25 µm long, 22–28 µm wide. Lingula concealed, setose, with a pair of minute setae at tip.

Venter

Antennae reaching base of prothoracic legs, 55–67 µm long, keel 3–6 µm long. A pair of minute setae present at middle of pro-, meso- and metathoracic legs. Caudal and thoracic tracheal folds without stipples but wavy markings present (Fig. 5). Spiracles visible.

Chaetotaxy

Anterior marginal setae 12–22 µm long and posterior marginal setae 23–31 long. Cephalic setae 70–126 µm long, first abdominal setae 83 µm long; eighth abdominal setae cephalolaterad of vasiform orifice 21–35 µm long, and caudal setae positioned near caudal pore, 13–18 µm long. Submargin with 9 pairs of hair-like setae, 37–62 µm long. Ventral setae 27–30 µm long (15 µm in one puparium), 42–56 µm apart.

Types Examined

HOLOTYPE. Myanmar, Rhi-dil Lake, one puparium on slide, on unidentified plant, 28.iv.2012, A. K. Dubey, NPC (IARI).

PARATYPES. Eight puparia on 8 slides, data same as of holotype (FRI-1; IARI-4; NHM-1; USDA-1; ZSI-1).

Etymology

The name of new species is derived from a Latin word ‘totus’ that means ‘complete’, it is focusing on the complete submarginal furrow.

Remarks

Puparia of I. totus sp. nov. resemble those of I. indica but differs in having dark brown color, a row of paler area along the marginal crenulations, tessellated dorsum, and by the absence of tubercles on submedian area of abdominal segments. This species differs from I. reticulata by the absence of tubercles in tracheal furrows.