Aleuroparadoxus sapotae Russell, 1947

Martin, Jon H., 2005, Whiteflies of Belize (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Part 2 - a review of the subfamily Aleyrodinae Westwood, Zootaxa 1098 (1), pp. 1-116 : 17

Aleuroparadoxus sapotae Russell

( Figs 19 , 91)

Aleuroparadoxus sapotae Russell, 1947: 25–28 . Holotype, Belize [“British Honduras”].

DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region: Belize.

COMMENTS. A. sapotae is the only species of the subfamily Aleyrodinae to have been described from Belize prior to the present study: its type locality was mistakenly quoted as being in [the Republic of] Honduras by Mound & Halsey (1978). It was described from a single specimen (Fig. 91). One species found in CFR during the present study ( Aleuroparadoxus sp.1 , fig. 92, Appendix 1) belongs to the A. sapotae ­group, as defined by Russell, but exhibits several differences—notably its indistinct submarginal papillae, fewer subdorsal cephalic modified papillae, and a pronounced pale double eyespot on each side of the cephalic region. A further member of the A. sapotae ­group is represented in BMNH by material from Costa Rica and Panamá.

Figures

FIGURES 19–21. Aleuroparadoxus spp, puparia (after Russell, 1947). 19, A. sapotae Russell with enlarged detail of thoracic tracheal pore area, and vasiform orifice (see Fig. 91 for photograph); 20, A. rhodae Russell with enlarged detail of thoracic tracheal pore area, and submedian abdominal gland (see Fig. 90 for photograph); 21, A. truncatus Russell with enlarged detail of thoracic tracheal pore area, and vasiform orifice (see Fig. 93 for photograph).