Aleurocanthus ceracroceus Martin

Gillespie, Peter S., 2012, A review of the whitefly genus Aleurocanthus Quaintance & Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Australia, Zootaxa 3252, pp. 1-42 : 12-13

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.246421

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6166913

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scientific name

Aleurocanthus ceracroceus Martin
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Aleurocanthus ceracroceus Martin View in CoL ( Figs 19– 21 View FIGURES 18 – 21. A )

Aleurocanthus ceracroceus Martin 1999: 26 View in CoL . Holotype Qld, 3km N Cape Tribulation on Neolitsea View in CoL sp. 16.xii.1996, J.H. Martin (ANIC).

Distribution. Qld, NSW.

Hosts. CUNONIACEAE : Ceratopetalum apetalum . ELAEOCARPACEAE : Sloanea woollsii (ASCU, ANIC). EPACRIDACEAE : Trochocarpa laurina (ASCU, ANIC). LAURACEAE : Neolitsea sp. ( Martin 1999). ATHEROSPERMATACEAE : Doryphora sassafras ( Martin, 1999, ASCU, ANIC). MYRTACEAE : Austromyrtus sp. ( Martin 1999); Waterhousea floribunda (ASCU, ANIC). PROTEACEAE : Orites excelsa (ASCU, ANIC).

Comments. This species is widespread in tropical, subtropical and temperate rainforests and is now known to occur in both dark and light forms. It is likely that this species will be found in suitable rainforest habitats south to Victoria. The type series collected from far north Queensland is the only sample seen by the author showing sexual dimorphism. Populations sampled by the author from subtropical and temperate areas do not show dimorphism. As pointed out by Martin (1999), the yellow wax of this species is distinctive. This species may be superficially confused with A. coombsi sp. n., a species also with yellow wax, but can be separated by the characters in the key.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Aleyrodidae

Genus

Aleurocanthus

Loc

Aleurocanthus ceracroceus Martin

Gillespie, Peter S. 2012
2012
Loc

Aleurocanthus ceracroceus

Martin 1999: 26
1999
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