Tetralicia hyptisemoryi (Gill in Polaszek & Gill, 2011)

Ellenrieder, Natalia Von & Gill, Raymond J., 2024, The genus Tetralicia Harrison (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae) in California, U. S. A., with the description of five new species and a redescription of Tetralicia granulata Sampson & Drews, 1941, Zootaxa 5527 (1), pp. 1-129 : 35-36

Tetralicia hyptisemoryi (Gill in Polaszek & Gill, 2011)

Figs 15 , 118–126, 265–267

Aleuropleurocelus hyptisemoryi Gill in Polaszek & Gill, 2011: 52 (in part: Fig. 4 ; description of puparium).

Tetralicia hyptisemoryi : Valencia & Evans 2024: 218 .

Material examined. 37 puparia: U.S.A., California; 34 slide mounted: Imperial County: 6, Holotype (puparium indicated by arrows on slide) and paratypes, Shell Canyon , on desert lavender, 17.vii.1995, K.A. Hoelmer coll. #32 [ CSCA] ; 2, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge , on Condea emoryi , 1943, F.B. McMurry coll., CDA Herbarium 0021354 [ CSCA]; 3, In-Ko-Pah Gorge , canyon bank, 30 m a.s.l, 4 mi W of Ocotillo on highway 80 to Jacumba, on Condea emoryi , 4.iv.1962, T.C. Fuller coll., CDA Herbarium 0040744 [ CSCA]; Riverside County: 8 paratypes, Deep Canyon , 33°38' N, 116°23' W, on Condea emoryi , 25.iii. 2009, A. Polaszek coll. [ CSCA]; 5, same data but on Condea , 27.ii.1963, E. Schlinger coll. [ USNM]; 1, Box Canyon Wash , 11.8 mi NE of Mecca on highway 195, on Condea emoryi , 23.iv.1963, T.C. Fuller coll., CDA Herbarium 0040745 [ CSCA]; 4, 3 mi W of Indian Well on Bradshaw Trail , S of Chuckwalla Mountains, on Condea emoryi , 2.ii.1982, J.L. Johnson & G.D. Barbe, coll., CDA Herbarium 0040746 [ CSCA]; San Bernardino County: 5, Vidal Junction, on Condea emoryi , 5.x.1972, Davis et al. coll. [ CSCA]; 3 dry mounted: 1, Imperial County, Shell Canyon , on desert lavender, 17.vii.1995, K.A. Hoelmer coll. #32 [ CSCA] .

Nymphal instars 1–3: Set of stacked first, second, and third instar exuviae overlaying holotype puparium, Imperial County, Shell Canyon , on desert lavender, 17.vii.1995, K.A. Hoelmer coll. #32 [ CSCA] .

Hosts. Lamiaceae : Condea emoryi .

Characterization.

Field Characteristics. Pupal case elliptical to oval, black, with VO located on a promontory, a narrow ring of lateral wax not visible dorsally, six to eight low and obtuse lobate projections along the apparent margin pointing laterally located on each side of cephalothorax and abdomen, plus usually a medial one on head, and six to eight (usually seven) dorsolateral conical papillae along submargin of thorax and abdomen ( Fig. 15 ).

Slide-mounted characters (values of holotype in square brackets). Puparium apparent margin festooned with 5– 7 [6, Fig. 118 ] (usually 6) very low to moderately low obtuse lobate projections ( Fig. 119 ); TMS extending slightly onto submargin, not reaching apparent margin, not lined with tubercles ( Figs 118–120 ); longitudinal molting suture not lined with tubercles; eyespots absent; Ce setae absent; T2 and T3 setae present, long and flattened, arising from bulbous bases, T3 setae arising just behind anterior margin of metanotum ( Figs 118–120 ); medial area smooth, lacking tubercles ( Figs 118 , 119 ); abdominal depressions conspicuous ( Figs 118 , 119 , 122 ); with two pores on each side of submedial area of head; lacking pores on medial area of thorax and abdomen; sides of dorsal disc smooth, with row of pores along sides of submargin; dorsal submargin smooth, with 6–8 [7] (usually 7) conical membranous papillae on each side on thorax and abdomen, plus usually one on center of head submargin ( Figs 118–120 ), with pores and porettes, some of which are adjacent to the papillae ( Fig. 120 ); deflexed submargin with a row of pores, and with dark granulations arranged in 1–3 clusters in transverse rows along basal portion adjacent to marginal teeth ( Figs 125, 126 ); marginal glandular teeth subquadrangular with tips smooth; VO oval, inset from posterior margin by more than its own length; operculum cordate, its dorsal surface with a few longitudinal ridges and with microspinulae across distal third to fourth; lingula concealed by operculum; VO ring subtriangular, anteriorly wide and open ( Fig. 124 ), with dorsal abdominal setae of A8 arising from bulbous bases anterior to level of anterior margin of operculum ( Fig. 124 ); bases of caudal setae moderately separated, at level of lateral margins of operculum ( Fig. 124 ); with five membranous ventral sacs medially to bases of mesothoracic and metathoracic legs and on center ( Fig. 121 ); tegument of venter extensively covered by spinulae ( Fig. 123 ).

Nymphal instars 1–3. First instar ( Fig. 265 ): with 6 pairs of long submarginal setae along sides of cephalothorax and 1 pair posterior to level of VO. VO suboval, about as wide as long, with anterior margin straight; operculum subtriangular; lingula head bulbous and covered with microsetae; other characters not discernible. Second and third instars ( Figs 266, 267 ): lacking long submarginal setae, with button-like structures with a central pore along margins of cephalothorax and abdomen which are separated from each other by a space subequal to two (at caudal end only) to four times the width of each structure, with conical submarginal abdominal papillae (exact number not discernible), and with VO located on a promontory.

Measurements (values of holotype in square brackets). Puparium length: 743 ± 66 [664]; maximum width (at level of TMS): 540 ± 51 [485]; length/maximum width: 1.4 ± 0.05 [1.4]; width at level of anterior margin of operculum: 331 ± 47 [291]; maximum width/width at anterior margin of operculum: 1.6 ± 0.1 [1.7]; deflexed submargin/body radius: 0.5 ± 0.05 [0.5]; Ce setae: absent [absent]; T2 setae: 39 ± 11 [61]; T3 setae: 40 ± 12 [61]; dorsal A8 setae: 66 ± 13 [61]; caudal setae: 48 ± 6 [52]; anterior marginal setae: 15 [none visible]; posterior marginal setae: 7 [none visible]; ventral A8 setae: 32 ± 10 [none visible]; VO ring length: 68 ± 7 [66]; VO ring width: 75 ± 8 [75]; VO ring length/width: 0.9 ± 0.05 [0.9]; caudal seta/VO ring length: 0.7 ± 0.1 [0.8]; caudal seta/operculum length: 1.1 ± 0.2 [1.5]; VO length: 47 ± 4 [44]; VO width: 48 ± 7 [39]; VO length/width: 1 ± 0.1 [1.1]; operculum length: 42 ± 5 [34]; operculum/VO length: 0.9 ± 0.05 [0.8] (see Table 1 for ranges).

Nymphal instars 1–3. First instar: length: 243; submarginal setae: 41; tibiotarsum: 29. Second instar: length: 296; dorsal A8 setae: 49. Third instar: length: 446; anterior setae: 10; dorsal A8 setae: 39; caudal setae: 29.

Similar species. Tetralicia hoelmeri . However, the transverse rows of clusters of dark granulations adjacent to the margin on deflexed submargin ( Figs 125, 126 ) are only shared with T. acaudata and T. nigrans ( Figs 40 , 164 ).

Diagnosis. See under T. hoelmeri .

Biology. Polaszek in Polaszek & Gill (2011) described a parasitoid ( Hymenoptera : Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae : Encarsia heratyi ) reared from specimens (paratypes) of a population of this species found to be abundant on desert lavender at Deep Canyon, Riverside County.

Distribution. Desert locations in Southern California (Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties), and possibly Mexico (see remarks under T. hoelmeri ).

Figures

FIGURE 118. Tetralicia hyptisemoryi, Holotype: Habitus.

FIGURE 119. Tetralicia hyptisemoryi, Paratype, Riverside Co., Deep Canyon, 25.iii. 2009: Habitus.

FIGURES 13–16. Puparia of Tetralicia in situ: 13, 14: T. hoelmeri, Riverside Co.,Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, Palm Springs, on native shrub, 13: dorsal view, 14: posterior view; 15: T. hyptisemoryi, Imperial Co., Shell Canyon, on desert lavender, dorsolateral view; 16: T. laingi, Orange Co., Trabuco, on Salvia. Figs 13–16 by N. von Ellenrieder & R.W. Garrison.

FIGURES 1–4. Puparia of Tetralicia in situ: 1: T. abnormis, Santa Barbara Co., Los Olivos, on Quercus agrifolia; 2, 3: T. acaudata, 2: Riverside Co., Tin Canyon, on manzanita, 3: San Bernardino Co., Mountain Home Village, Mill Creek Canyon, on manzanita; 4: T. agrifoliae, Riverside Co., Blue Jay Road & Ortega highway, on Quercus agrifolia. Fig. 2, by N. von Ellenrieder & R.W. Garrison, 1, 3, 4 by R.J. Gill.

FIGURES 120–126. Tetralicia hyptisemoryi: 120–122, 124: Holotype; 125, 126: Paratype, same data as holotype; 123: Paratype, Riverside Co., Deep Canyon, 25.iii. 2009. 120: Dorsal disc and submargin of T2 and T3; 121: Cephalothoracic venter; 122: Dorsal disc and submargin of abdomen; 123: Venter of abdomen; 124: Caudal end, dorsal view; 125: Detail deflexed submargin of thorax; 126: Detail deflexed submargin of abdomen.

FIGURES 265–267. Tetralicia hyptisemoryi, set of stacked nymphal instars 1–3 exuviae overlaying holotype puparium: 265: first instar nymph; 266: submargin of third instar nymph; 267: Caudal end of second and third instar nymphs (third instar below).

FIGURES 37–42. Tetralicia acaudata: 37–41: Neotype. 37: Anterodorsal section; 38: Detail of dorsal submargin at level of TMS; 39: Anteroventral section; 40: Detail deflexed submargin; 41: Caudal end, dorsal view; 42: Same data as neotype: Caudal end, ventral view.

FIGURES 161–167. Tetralicia nigrans: 161–166: Orange Co., Trabuco Canyon, on manzanita, #12; 167: Napa Co., Santa Helena, on Arbutus menziesii. 161: Dorsal disc of T2 and T3; 162: Dorsal disc and submargin of cephalothorax; 163: Venter of T1–T3; 164: Deflexed submargin; 165: Dorsal disc of A1–A5; 166, 167: Caudal end of abdomen, dorsal view.