Whiteflies (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) collection
In 2009, Dr. Mladen Šimala donated the Whitefly Collection (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) to the Croatian Natural History Museum.
The collection consists of 31 permanent microscope slides of whiteflies.
The collection was assembled through the donor’s collecting activities between 2005 and 2008 in Croatia, with two additional samples originating from imports from the Netherlands and Japan.
Systematic faunistic research on whiteflies was conducted throughout Croatia between 2005 and 2007, covering all counties of the country.
During this research, 1,180 permanent microscope slides of whiteflies were prepared, and 30 species were identified on 201 plant species belonging to 70 plant families.
Collection manager: dr.sc. Iva Mihoci
