Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance)

Gillespie, Peter S., 2012, A review of the whitefly genus Aleurocanthus Quaintance & Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Australia, Zootaxa 3252, pp. 1-42 : 36-37

Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance) ( Figs 73–77 )

Aleurodes spinifera Quaintance 1903: 63 –64. Lectotype Java, designated by Martin 1999: 29 (USNM) Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance) , Quaintance & Baker, 1914: 102.

Distribution. Australia – Qld, NT and likely to be present in NE NSW. Elsewhere widely distributed – Palearctic, Malagasian, Ethiopian, Oriental, SE Asian and Pacific regions ( Martin, 1999; Mound & Halsey, 1978) Hosts. Many samples taken from Annona spp., see list in Table 1.

Comments. This species is a common species in coastal Queensland and sometimes forms densely populated conspicuous colonies and can become a pest of some crops and ornamental plants. This highly polyphagous rainforest species has been recorded from a number of new native and ornamental hosts. Often recorded from roses elsewhere, the species has not yet been recorded on roses in Australia. Features outlined in the key should readily separate this species from other Australian species.

TABLE 1. Hosts of Aleurocanthus spiniferus .

Annonaceae : Persea zuihoensis ( Evans, 2006)

Annona cherimola x squamosa ( Carver & Reid, 1996) Lecythidaceae :

A. muricata ( Carver & Reid, 1996, APPD) Barringtonia acutangula ( Carver & Reid, 1996)

A. reticulata ( Mound & Halsey, 1978, APPD) Leguminosae:

A. squamosa ( Carver & Reid, 1996, APPD; Mound & Entada phaseoloides ( Martin, 1999)

Halsey, 1978) Malvaceae :

A. sp. (ASCU, APPD) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ( Carver & Reid, 1996, APPD)

Rollinia deliciosa (APPD) H. tileaceus ( Carver & Reid, 1996; Martin, 1999) Apocynaceae : H. sp. ( Carver & Reid, 1996, APPD)

Plumeria rubra ( Evans, 2006) Urena lobata (APPD) Arecaceae : Meliaceae :

Cocos nucifera ( Evans, 2006) Toona australis ( Carver & Reid 1996) Asteraceae : Meliosmaceae :

Synedrella nodiflora Gaertn. (APPD) Meliosma rigida ( Mound & Halsey, 1978) Caesalpinaceae: Moraceae :

Cassia siamea ( Carver & Reid, 1996) Ficus sp. ( Martin 1999) Chrysobalanaceae : Rosaceae :

Maranthes corymbosa (APPD) Eriobotrya japonica ( Mound & Halsey, 1978) Convolvulaceae : Prunus serotina ( Evans, 2006)

Erycibe acutifolia ( Mound & Halsey, 1978) Pyrus serotina (Mound & Halsey, 1978)) Ebenaceae : Rosa indica ( Mound & Halsey, 1978)

Diospyros maritima ( Carver & Reid, 1996, APPD) R. chinensis ( Mound & Halsey, 1978)

D. kaki ( Mound & Halsey, 1978) R. sp. (ASCU)

Elaeocarpaceae : Rutaceae :

Sloanea dasycarpa ( Mound & Halsey, 1978) Citrus limon ( Mound & Halsey, 1978) Euphorbiaceae : C. sinensis ( Mound & Halsey, 1978)

Macaranga tanarius ( Martin, 1999) Citrus sp. (ASCU)

Macaranga sp. (APPD) Flindersia sp. (ASCU)

Manihot esculenta ( Carver & Reid, 1996, APPD) Zanthoxylum [ Fagara ] nitidum ( Mound & Halsey, 1978)

Sapium sebiferum ( Mound & Halsey, 1978) Salicaceae :

Fabaceae : Salix sp. ( Mound & Halsey, 1978)

Bauhinia championii ( Evans, 2006) Sapindaceae :

Vigna sesquipedalis ( Evans, 2006) Cupaniopsis anacardiodes (ASCU, APPD) Flacourtiaceae : Ganophyllum falcatum (APPD)

Casearia aculeata ( Evans, 2006) Ulmaceae :

Myroxylon japonicum ( Evans, 2006) Aphananthe philippinensis (ASCU) Hamamelidaceae : Vitaceae :

Liquidambar formosana ( Mound & Halsey, 1978) Vitis vinifera ( Mound & Halsey 1978, APPD) Lardizabalaceae :

Akebia labata ( Mound & Halsey, 1978)

Lauraceae :

Persea Americana ( Carver & Reid, 1996, APPD)

Figures

FIGURES 73 – 77. A. spiniferus: 73, puparia habitus; 74, puparium habitus; 75, adult male; 76, puparium slide; 77, illustration (from Martin 1999).