Aleurocanthus pendleburyi Corbett

Gillespie, Peter S., 2012, A review of the whitefly genus Aleurocanthus Quaintance & Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Australia, Zootaxa 3252, pp. 1-42 : 31

Aleurocanthus pendleburyi Corbett ( Figs 65–66 )

Aleurocanthus pendleburyi Corbett, 1935: 795 –796. Syntypes on Syzygium [ Eugenia ] sp. West Malaysia.

Distribution. Australia- NE Qld. Elsewhere SE Asia – Brunei, peninsular Malaysia, New Guinea, Indonesia (Sulawesi) ( Martin, 1999).

Hosts. LAURACEAE : Persea sp. ( Martin, 1999); P. americana ( Evans, 2006) ; Undet. sp. (QDPIF). BURSERACEAE : Canarium sp. ( Martin, 1999). MYRTACEAE : Syzygium sp. ( Martin, 1999). PIPERACEAE : Piper sp. ( Martin, 1999).

Comments. Martin (1999) recorded one sample as the then sole Australian representative of this species. QDPIF has samples of this species taken in collections from Torres Strait Islands. Often found with both dark and pale coloured puparia together, this species is characterized by the vasiform orifice which is found on a conspicuously elevated extension (see Fig. 66 ).

Figures

FIGURES 65 – 68. A. pendleburyi puparia 65 – 66: 65, slide (500 µm); 66, illustration detailing vasiform orifice extension; A. rugosa puparia 67 – 68: 67, slide (500 µm); 68, illustration (A) glandular seta detail (B) posterior margin detail (from Martin 1999).