Alofa sodalis (White, 1879)

Cardiastethus sodalis Buchanan-White, 1879: 142 . SYNTYPE (S): sex not indicated, United States, Hawaiian Islands (HNHM).

Buchananiella sodalis: REUTER (1884): 681 (new combination).

Alofa sodalis: HERRING (1976): 150 (new combination).

Distribution in India. No detailed locality given (NASSER & ABDURAHIMAN 1990, as Buchananiella sodalis).

General distribution. This species is widespread throughout the tropics and subtropics of the world: tropical Africa, Pacific Islands, North, Central and South America, West Indies (CARAYON 1958a, CARPINTERO 2002, LATTIN 2007). It is considered to be native to the Hawaiian Islands (LATTIN 2007).