Azuraleurodicus pentarthrus Martin

John H. Martin, 2004, Whiteflies of Belize (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Part 1 — introduction and account of the subfamily Aleurodicinae Quaintance & Baker, Zootaxa 681, pp. 1-86 : 33-34

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.158856

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5657224

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD3C627A-FF82-FFA3-FF40-F936FB14FDD0

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scientific name

Azuraleurodicus pentarthrus Martin
status

 

Azuraleurodicus pentarthrus Martin View in CoL

( Figs 16, 65)

Azuraleurodicus pentarthrus Martin, in Martin & Polaszek, 1999: 1547 View in CoL –1550. Holotype, Belize [examined].

DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region — Belize, Colombia, El Salvador.

COMMENTS. This species is notable for the delicately bluish­iridescent filaments secreted by its yellowish immature stages. Collecting in CFR subsequent to the description of A. pentarthrus has revealed puparia on the following additional host plants: two species of Inga ( Fabaceae : Mimosoideae ), Vismia camparaguey (Clusiaceae) ,? Acalypha sp. ( Euphorbiaceae ) and a vine belonging to the Phaseoleae (Fabacae: Papilionoideae ). No large colonies of this species have ever been discovered, the largest group available comprising less than 30 puparia, scattered under a Croton leaf in CFR (BMNH).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Aleyrodidae

Genus

Azuraleurodicus

Loc

Azuraleurodicus pentarthrus Martin

John H. Martin 2004
2004
Loc

Azuraleurodicus pentarthrus Martin, in Martin & Polaszek, 1999 : 1547

Martin 1999: 1547
1999
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