author(s)
R Sundararaj and D Vimala

abstract
Pushpaleyrodes glandulus, a new genus and species of whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) breeding on Xanthophyllum flavescens from Palakkad in Kerala state of India is described and illustrated. This new genus is characterized by the absence of all dorsal setae. It is distinct from Aleuroglandulus Bondar by the transverse moulting suture and all abdominal segment sutures except I and II reaching margin, in having thickened and strongly chitinised metathoracic segment suture, submedian longitudinal ridge, bilobed lingula without spine/setae and by the absence of any dorsal setae. It differs from Pseudozaphanera Manzari by the presence of distinct thoracic tracheal furrows, having thickened and strongly chitinised metathoracic segment suture, bilobed lingula and by the absence of tracheal folds and all dorsal setae.