Review and guide to a future naming system of African Bemisia tabaci species
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Date
2018
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Systematic Entomology
Abstract
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.
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Review, Guide, Future, Naming system, African Bemisia tabaci species
Citation
Boykin, L. M., Kinene, T., Wainaina, J. M., Savill, A., Seal, S., Mugerwa, H., ... & Sseruwagi, P. (2018). Review and guide to a future naming system of African Bemisia tabaci species. Systematic Entomology, 43(3), 427-433. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12294