Tetralicia acaudata ( Drews & Sampson, 1958 ) Valencia & Evans, 2024

Valencia, Luis & Evans, Gregory A., 2024, Review of the genus Tetralicia (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and description of two new species of whiteflies found on avocado trees in Peru, Zootaxa 5403 (2), pp. 197-238 : 214

2. Tetralicia acaudata ( Drews & Sampson, 1958) , comb. nov.

( Fig. 5B , Drews & Sampson 1958)

Aleuropleurocelus acaudatus Drews & Sampson, 1958: 125 . Syntypes. USA: California, San Bernardino County, Mill Creek Canyon Road, 21.vii.1953, E.A. Drews, on Artostaphylos sp; types apparently lost; Carapia-Ruiz & Sánchez-Flores (2018: 618).

Distribution: Nearctic: USA (California).

Host: Ericaceae : Arctostaphylos sp.

Comment: Sánchez-Flores et al. (2015) reported Aleuropleurocelus aff. acaudatus on Persea americana and its parasitoids, Encarsia macula Myartseva & Evans, 2008 and Eretmocerus perseae Rose & Zolnerowich, 2004 in Mexico.

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FIGURE 5. Puparia of Tetralicia species. A) abnormis (Quaintance), B) acaudata (Drews & Sampson), C) anahuac (Carapia- Ruiz & Sánchez-Flores), D) annonae (Carapia-Ruiz & Sánchez-Flores), E) bidentata (Sánchez-Flores & Carapia-Ruiz), F) caudata (Sánchez-Flores & Carapia-Ruiz), G. ceanothi Sampson, H) chamaedoreaelegans (Sánchez-Flores & Carapia-Ruiz), I) coachellensis (Drews & Sampson), J) eriogonum (Carapia-Ruiz), K) fourqueriasplendens (Carapia-Ruiz & Sánchez-Flores), L) granulata Sampson & Drews, M) guazumae (Carapia-Ruiz & Sánchez-Flores), N) guerrerensis (Carapia-Ruíz & Sánchez- Flores), O) hyptisemoryi (Gill), P) kobei (Sánchez-Flores & García-Ochaeta).