Contribution to the knowledge of Dialeurodes (Gigaleurodes) Quaintance amp; Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), with description of a new species from China.

A new whitefly species, Dialeurodes (Gigaleurodes) parakmeriae Wang sp. nov., collected on Parakmeria sp. (Magnoliales: Magnoliaceae) in Shuangxikou (Zhejiang, China) is described using morphology, line illustrations, photographs and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images. In addition, Dialeurodes (Gigaleurodes) maxima Quaintance Baker, is reported as new to the fauna of China. An identification key to Chinese Dialeurodes (Gigaleurodes) species is provided. The holotype is deposited in the Insect Collection of Zhejiang Agriculture Forestry University (ZAFU).