Aleurodicus machili Takahashi, 1931: 208 Aleurodicus formosanus Takahashi, 1932: 7 Mound & Halsey, 1978: 234 David, 1987: 1247 India (Maharashtra) David & Selvakumaran, 1990: 139 A revision of Aleurodicus Douglas (Sternorrhyncha, Aleyrodidae), with two new genera proposed for palaeotropical natives and an identification guide to world genera of Aleurodicinae Martin, Jon H. Zootaxa 2008 2008-07-30 1835 1 1 100 (Takahashi) Martin 2008 Takahashi 2008 [151,615,151,177] Insecta Aleyrodidae Palaealeurodicus GBIF Animalia Hemiptera 50 51 Arthropoda species machili comb. nov.      Aleurodicus machili  Takahashi, 1931: 208. Syntypes, Taiwan[TARI, not examined].     Aleurodicus formosanus Takahashi, 1932: 7. Syntypes, Taiwan[TARI, not examined]. Synonymised by  Mound & Halsey, 1978: 234.    Aleurodicus philomenae  David, 1987: 1247. Holotypepuparium, India (Maharashtra)[depository not stated, not examined]. Synonymised by  David & Selvakumaran, 1990: 139.  DISTRIBUTION. Oriental Region – Hong Kong, India, Taiwan.   MATERIAL EXAMINED (all BMNH). Puparia, third-instar nymphs and adult females from several samples, Hong Kong, on  Litseaand  Machilusspecies, 1990-2003 (Martin); 4 puparia, 3 adultmales, 2 adultfemales, Taiwan, 1986 & 2006 (Ko).  COMMENTS. This species is common on  Machilus,  Litseaand some other members of the Lauraceaein Hong Kongand Taiwan, where the immature stages tend to develop against the lower midribs of leaves, and is also recorded from India. This species will probably prove to be more widely distributed in the more temperate parts of the Oriental Region. The synonymy of  formosanuswith  machiliarose because Takahashi had described a third-instar nymph as  formosanus,mistakenly regarding it as a puparium of a distinct species ( Mound & Halsey, 1978). The synonymy of  A. philomenaewith  A. machiliwas drawn to the attention of David& Selvakumaran by Louise Russell (USNM), as they acknowledged in their short communication (1990). [379,610,266,289] Taiwan Taiwan 50 51 1 syntype BMNH Hong Kong Puparia 50 51 5 5