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    Review and guide to a future naming system of African Bemisia tabaci species
    (Systematic Entomology, 2018) Boykin, Laura M .; Kinene, Tonny; Wainaina, James M.; Derssavill, A. N.; Seal, Susan; Mugerwa, Habibu; Macfadyen, Sarina; Tek Tay, Wee; De Barro, Paul; Kubatko, Laura; Alicai, Titus; Omongo, Christopher A .; Tairo, Fred; Ndunguru, Joseph; Sseruwagi, Peter
    Once a pest has been correctly identified, its genus and species name can provide a link to valuable indications of its ecology, biology and life history that are critical for developing control strategies. Importantly, this link should exist even when the pest was known under other names (synonyms), or was not considered a pest at all (National Research Council, 1968). Many examples have shown that incorrect identification or classification of a pest has led to fruitless searches for biocontrol agents in the native range, incorrect assignments as disease vectors, and costly, yet misdirected, suppression measures. As new approaches for delimiting species based on molecular information become more widely used, the process of correctly identifying a species has become even more complex. Fortunately, we have good systematic frameworks and nomenclatural systems that are able to cope with these challenges. Here we review challenges associated with classification and identificationwithin the Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) species complex.