Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby

Gillespie, Peter S., 2012, A review of the whitefly genus Aleurocanthus Quaintance & Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Australia, Zootaxa 3252, pp. 1-42 : 39-41

Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby (Figs 84–85)

Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby, 1915: 321 –322 Lectotype Jamaica (USNM).

Distribution. This species is not recorded from mainland Australia. It has been recorded widely in tropical climates elsewhere around the world (for details see Evans, 2006; Mound & Halsey, 1978)), and Christmas Island ( Australia) (see Bellis, et al., 2004).

Hosts. Detailed in Table 2, sourced from (ASCU, ANIC, Evans 2006). Mound and Halsey (1978) also list a wide range of hosts covering 35 families including many economically important plants.

Material examined. Australian territory – Christmas Island ( QDPIF) and PNG Torres Strait - Daru Island, ( ASCU). Extralimital material examined includes series from Hawaii, Indonesia (West Papua, Java), Indian Ocean islands, Mexico, PNG and Thailand.

Comments. The close proximity to, but absence from, mainland Australia, its broad range of hosts and pest status warrants inclusion of this species in this work. Martin (1999) also recognised this requirement noting that the species has now spread abundantly throughout the tropics. This dark coloured species is immediately recognised by the sparse, broad teeth of its margin and other characters mentioned in the key.

FIGURES 84–86. A. woglumi puparia 84–85: 84, slide (500 µm); 85, illustration (from Martin 1985); A. gullanae sp. nov.: 86, 2nd instar nymph (100 µm).

Anacardiaceae : Moraceae :

Anacardium occidentale Morus sp.

Mangifera indica Musaceae :

Annonaceae : Musa sapientum Annona cherimola M. x paradisiaca A. squamosa Myrsinaceae :

Apocynaceae : Wallenia laurifolia Plumeria acutifolia Myrtaceae :

Tabernaemontana coronaria Eugenia jambos

Araliaceae : E. malaccensis Hedera helix E. uniflora .

Arecaceae : Psidium guajava Elaeis melanococca Orchidaceae :

Asteraceae : Vanda sp.

Baccharis sp. Passifloraceae :

Begoniaceae : Passiflora edulis Begonia sp. Polygonaceae :

Bignoniaceae : Antigonon leptopus Crescentia cujete Punicaceae :

Boraginaceae : Punica granatum Cordia alba Rosaceae :

Tournefortia hirsutissima Pyracantha formosana

Capparidaceae : Pyrus sp.

Capparis pedunculus Rubiaceae :

C. roxburghii . Coffea arabica .

Caricaceae : Ixora thwaitesii Carica papaya Morinda tinctoria

Celastraceae : Rutaceae :

Gymnosporia diversifolia Citrus acida Kokoona zeylanica C. aurantifolia

Euphorbiaceae : C. aurantium Croton sp. C. limon

Fabaceae : C. maxima

Adinobotrys atropurpureus C. medica

Flacourtiaceae : C. meyeri

Scolopia oldhamii C. nobilis

Hippocrateaceae : C. reticulata Salacia reticulata C. sinensis

Lauraceae : C. x paradise Laurus nobilis C. x tangelo Persea Americana Clausena lansium P. gratissima . Fortunella crassifolia

Loranthaceae : Lunasia amara Loranthus sp. Murraya exotica

Lythraceae : M. koenigii Lagerstroemia indica Severinia buxifolia

Malpighiaceae : X Citrofortunella macrocarpa Malpighia glabra Sapotaceae :

M. punicifolia . Pouteria mammosa

Malvaceae : Solanaceae :

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Cestrum diurnum H. schizopetalus C. nocturnum Sida cordifolia Sterculiaceae :

Meliaceae : Guazuma tomentosa Trichilia auranticola Ulmaceae :

T. spondiodes . Celtis formosana