Aleuroglandulus striatus Sampson & Drews, 1941

Martin, Jon H., 2005, Whiteflies of Belize (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Part 2 - a review of the subfamily Aleyrodinae Westwood, Zootaxa 1098 (1), pp. 1-116 : 15

Aleuroglandulus striatus Sampson & Drews

( Figs 28 , 88)

Aleuroglandulus striatus Sampson & Drews, 1941: 157–159 . Syntypes, Mexico.

DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico.

COMMENTS. See key to species, above, for distinguishing characters. The author has only encountered A. striatus in very small numbers, usually widely scattered. Even with dorsal glandular areas inevident, this species exhibits all other generic characters.

Figures

FIGURES 25–28. 25–27, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), puparia, demonstrating variation within the species, 27 with enlarged detail of vasiform orifice and caudal setae; 28, Aleuroglandulus striatus Sampson & Drews, puparium (after Russell, 1944), with enlarged detail of thoracic tracheal comb, and setae at base of middle leg (see Fig. 88 for photograph).