Paraleyrodes proximus Terán

John H. Martin, 2004, Whiteflies of Belize (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Part 1 — introduction and account of the subfamily Aleurodicinae Quaintance & Baker, Zootaxa 681, pp. 1-86 : 69

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.158856
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5657304
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scientific name	Paraleyrodes proximus Terán
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Paraleyrodes proximus Terán View in CoL

( Figs 51–52)

Paraleyrodes proximus Terán, 1979: 170 View in CoL –174. Holotype (adult male), Argentina.

DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region — Belize, Argentina, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru.

COMMENTS. This is a littleknown member of the genus, but its presence in Belize is confirmed by the characteristic aedeagal apex of the male ( Fig. 52), which is the least developed amongst known Paraleyrodes species. However, the puparia ( Fig. 51) are not very distinctive, being similar to poor published descriptions of those of P. goyabae (Goeldi) , and are unsafe to identify in isolation. Illustrated here are the aedeagus of a male and the vacated pupal case of the same individual.