Aleurocanthus rugosa Singh

Gillespie, Peter S., 2012, A review of the whitefly genus Aleurocanthus Quaintance & Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Australia, Zootaxa 3252, pp. 1-42 : 33

Aleurocanthus rugosa Singh ( Figs 67–68 )

Aleurocanthus rugosa Singh, 1931: 71 –73. Syntypes India.

Distribution. Australia – Qld. Elsewhere Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sulawesi); India, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Taiwan. ( Martin, 1999).

Hosts. ANNONACEAE : Annona sp. ( Martin, 1999); Polyalthia longifolia ( Martin, 1999) ; P. pendula ( Martin, 1999) . COMBRETACEAE : Terminalia arenicola ( Martin, 1999) . MAGNOLIACEAE : Michelia champaca ( Martin, 1999) . MYRTACEAE : Psidium guajava ( Martin, 1999) ; Syzygium jambolanum ( Martin, 1999) . PIPERACEAE : Piper betle ( Martin, 1999) . RHAMNACEAE : Zizyphus sp. ( Martin, 1999). RUBIACEAE : Gardenia florida ( Martin, 1999) . APOCYNACEAE : Plumeria rubra ( Martin, 1999) . THYMELIACEAE: Aquilaria sinensis ( Martin, 1999) .

Comments. Despite being collected widely in SE Asia, the sole Australian sample of this species remains the one collected by Jon Martin in 1996 from North Queensland. Readers are referred to a more complete account of this species made by Martin (1999). This distinctive pale species has a characteristic arrangement of dorsal glandular spines and the venter has a distinctive submarginal ring of patterning that consists of a row of four or five circular macules. This species is closely related to A. sapindus sp. n. which differs by having a few more dorsal spines and some dark colouration medially in the abdomen.

Figures

FIGURES 65 – 68. A. pendleburyi puparia 65 – 66: 65, slide (500 µm); 66, illustration detailing vasiform orifice extension; A. rugosa puparia 67 – 68: 67, slide (500 µm); 68, illustration (A) glandular seta detail (B) posterior margin detail (from Martin 1999).