Aleurodicus Douglas, 1892

Hernández-Suárez, Estrella, Martin, Jon H., Gill, Raymond J., Bedford, Ian D., Malumphy, Christopher P., Betancort, J. Alfredo Reyes & Carnero, Aurelio, 2012, 3212, Zootaxa 3212, pp. 1-76 : 32

Genus Aleurodicus Douglas

Aleurodicus Douglas in Morgan, 1892:32. Type species: Aleurodicus anonae Morgan (a synonym of A. cocois Curtis ) by subsequent designation of Quaintance, 1908: 8.

Aleurodicus (Lecanoideus) Quaintance & Baker, 1913: 70

Lecanoideus Quaintance & Baker ; Costa Lima, 1928: 133. [Synonymised with Aleurodicus by Martin, 2008: 14].

Comments. The genus Aleurodicus was revised by Martin (2008) and currently comprises 35 described species. Aleurodicus puparia are characterised by having 4 pairs of large subdorsal abdominal compound pores, and most species also with one or two much smaller abdominal pairs posterior to the other four; 12 pairs of submarginal setae, and submedian cephalothoracic setae, present; submargin and/or dorsal disc usually punctuated by pores of several types.

Lecanoideus was described as a subgenus of Aleurodicus , but was later raised to full genus by Costa-Lima (1928). Martin et al. (1997: 1269–1270) had already suggested the need for a revision of the genus, and Martin (2008) concluded that Lecanoideus should be regarded as a junior synonym of Aleurodicus .