Aleurodicus araujoi Sampson & Drews, 1941

Martin, Jon H., 2008, A revision of Aleurodicus Douglas (Sternorrhyncha, Aleyrodidae), with two new genera proposed for palaeotropical natives and an identification guide to world genera of Aleurodicinae, Zootaxa 1835 (1), pp. 1-100 : 21

Aleurodicus araujoi Sampson & Drews

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Aleurodicus araujoi Sampson & Drews, 1941: 145 . Syntypes, Mexico [UCD, examined].

DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region – Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Syntype puparia, Mexico, Manzanillo , on Aristolochia sp. , xii.1925 ( UCD) ; numerous samples, Belize, host records tabulated by Martin (2004) ( BMNH, USNM) ; quarantine-interception material, Costa Rica ( USNM) .

COMMENTS. Numerous samples of Belizean material of A. araujoi (BMNH) have been identified in comparison with syntypic material from Mexico, loaned by UCD in connection with a study of Aleurodicinae in Belize ( Martin, 2004), in which publication host plant records in Belize were tabulated. This species clearly belongs to the capiangae / dugesii group, and may be recognised by use of the key to species, p. 15.

A sample of puparia from mistletoe in Costa Rica (BMNH) has its puparia rather darkly pigmented, and other slight differences from the extensive Belizean material, but is considered likely to be conspecific.

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. Aleurodicus spp, puparia, photomicrographs. 1, A. araujoi Sampson & Drews. 2, A. coccolobae Quaintance & Baker. 3, A. dispersus Russell. 4, A. dugesii Cockerell.