Aleurodicus coccolobae Quaintance & Baker, 1913: 46
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
BQHL
Quaintance & Baker
Quaintance & Baker, Las Ceuvas
1913
[151,705,1591,1617]
Insecta
Aleyrodidae
Aleurodicus
Animalia
Hemiptera
24
25
Arthropoda
species
coccolobae
( Figs 2, 13, 123)
Aleurodicus coccolobae Quaintance & Baker, 1913: 46. Lectotypepuparium here designated, Mexico[USNM].
DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region - Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Panamá.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. Typematerial as detailed and discussed below ( USNM); Belize– 4 samples, Chiquibul Forest Reserve and Mountain Pine Ridge, on Cassia,? Simarouba, Perseaand Psidium(BMNH); Costa Rica– 3 samples, Cahuita and Turrialba, on? Bixaand palms ( BMNH); Ecuador, 3 samples, Manta, Coca and San Vicente, on Annona, Cocosand Inga(BMNH); Mexico– 3 samples, Veracruzand Progreso, on Hibiscus, Manihotand “croton” ( BMNH).
COMMENTS. Only a single slide of syntypematerial was available for study, housing three parasitised puparia. This is clearly the slide mentioned by Quaintance& Bakerin their original description – “ Typeno.14765 ….. three parasitized specimens in balsam mount”. This slide had a third label affixed on top of one of the original two, with the data “Q.2975, Yucatan, 1904”, and this label has now been transferred to the obverse surface of the slide, to reveal the earlier label. The original two labels bear the data “ Aleurodicus coccolobaeQuaintance & Baker, Typeno. 14765 USNM” and “2975 Q., Aleurodicus n. sp.?, 1/28/04, Progreso, Yucatan”. A fourth label has now been added, on the obverse, with details of the lectotypedesignation. The specimens on the lectotypeslide had clearly not been treated for removal of waxy secretions, and all are still occupied by parasitoid pupal material, but most of the main characteristics are visible on one specimenwhich is here designatedthe lectotypeand is indicated as such on a new slide label. A slight advantage of these specimens not having been treated for wax removal is that the emergence of secretion from the main types of simple pore is clearly visible, a character not seen in fully-prepared specimens on slides. A. coccolobaeis one of the species that form the dispersus-group ( Russell, 1965), a natural grouping within Aleurodicus, whose puparia either lack small compound pores entirely, or have only one pair present (on abdominal segment VII) along with particularly dense provision of dorsal disc pores of four types, and submedian thoracic setae much reduced in size. This small species-group was discussed by Russell as part of her description of A. dispersus, the spiralling whitefly. The appearance of A. coccolobaeand A. dispersuspuparia in life may be compared in figures 123 and 122 respectively.
[413,742,1706,1729]
USNM
Mexico
Mexico
24
25
1
lectotype
Quaintance & Baker
Type
Type
25
26
1
Yucatan
syntype