Aleurocerus palmae Russell

Martin, Jon H., 2005, Whiteflies of Belize (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Part 2 - a review of the subfamily Aleyrodinae Westwood, Zootaxa 1098 (1), pp. 1-116 : 10

Aleurocerus palmae Russell

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Aleurocerus palmae Russell, 1986: 172–175 . Holotype, Mexico [intercepted at Dallas, Texas].

DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico; Palaearctic Region: [Madeira—see below].

COMMENTS. Russell (1986) described this species from approximately 2000 puparia intercepted in the USA, from Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico, all from imported palm leaves. In Belize, A. palmae has also been collected from broad­leaved hosts, as well as from palms.

Material of A. palmae has been intercepted in Madeira twice, in 1994 and 1996, on unidentified palm foliage of unknown origin, imported via the Netherlands: it appears not to have become established on the island (Antonio Aguiar, pers.comm.).