Genus: Alphaentomopoxvirus
Subfamily: Entomopoxvirinae
Genus: Alphaentomopoxvirus
Distinguishing features
The genus includes poxviruses that infect insects from the order Coleoptera and have been detected worldwide. The genus includes 7 virus species. Disease is characterised by whitening and flaccidity of larval stages.
Virion
Virions are ovoid, about 400–450 × 220–250 nm in size, with one lateral body and a unilateral concave core. Surface globular units give the virion a mulberry-like appearance and are 22 nm in diameter .
