Aleuroclava aucubae (Homoptera: Aleyrodinea), a new adventive species for Russian Black Sea Coast, and its concomitant entomoparasitic fungus Conoideocrella luteorostrata (Ascomycota: Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae)

Abstract

An Oriental species of whiteflies, Aleuroclava aucubae (Kuwana, 1911), was collected for the first time from the territory of Russia (the Black Sea Coast of Russian Caucasus, Sochi National Park). The species was found to form dense colonies of ultimolarvae (pseudopupae) on leaves of Ficus carica and Ulmus glabra. Some of the ultimolarvae were infected by the fungus Conoideocrella luteorostrata (Zimmermann, 1901) Johnson et al., 2009. A morphological description of the pseudopupa of A. aucubae, with the original figure and photos are provided.

Investigation of pest species and population dynamics of the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel, 1912), in the water apple gardens in different seasons, Caolanh city, Dongthap province

“…Aleuroclava aucubae is native to Japan and recently was recorded in Hungary [13]. Aleuroclava aucubae distributes in Mediterranean and the Black Sea Coast of Russian Caucasus, Sochi National Park, is found to form dense colonies of ultimolarvae (pseudopupae) on leaves of Ficus carica and Ulmus glabra [14]. Trialeurodes lauri is found in some countries in Europe in Africa was first described by Malumphy et al [15].…”

Morphological and phylogenetic resolution ofConoideocrella luteorostrata(Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae), a potential biocontrol fungus forFiorinia externain United States Christmas tree production areas

“…Since 2019, the fungus Conoideocrella luteorostrata , has been independently confirmed from EHS infested Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) Christmas trees originating from Michigan, North Carolina, and Virginia, United States of America (Urbina & Ahmed, 2022; this study). The entomopathogenic fungus, previously known as Torrubiella luteorostrata and Paecilomyces cinnamomeus , has also been reported from Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Cuba, Ghana and Russia (Gavrilov-Zimin & Borisov, 2020; Hywel-Jones, 1993; Luangsa-ard et al, 2008; Petch, 1923; Saito et al, 2012; Samson, 1974, p. 62) and is presumed native to Thailand based on the historic occurrence of C. luteorostrata and other Conoideocrella species (Luangsa-ard et al, 2008). The genus contains three formally described species: Conoideocrella tenuis, Conoideocrella krungchingensis , and Conoideocrella luteorostrata (Schoch et al, 2020) .…”