Aleuroparadoxus species

García-Ochaeta, José Francisco & Dubey, Anil Kumar, 2022, Description of a new species of Aleuroparadoxus Quaintance and Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from Guatemala, Insecta Mundi 2022 (964), pp. 1-9 : 7-8

Key to the puparia of the Aleuroparadoxus species

(modified from Garcia-Ochaeta and Evans 2020)

1. Submarginal papillae greatly elongated, bullet-shaped, each 2.1–3.5× as long as wide; nearly contiguous, with a maximum distance between each less than half (0.1–0.4×) the width of a papilla; eyespots absent................................................................ ( iridescens group) 2

— Submarginal papillae not so elongated, each 0.5–1.4× (up to 2.0× only in A. punctatus ) longer than wide, round, oval or flame-shaped, not contiguous, with a maximum distance between each 0.9–1.6× the width of a papilla; with or without eyespots................................................ 4

2(1). Thoracic spiracular opening undifferentiated from the lateral margin ; submarginal papillae 2.8–3.5× as long as wide; head usually with a row of 4 large, round papillae of similar size about equidistant; body papillae large, round kidney shaped; USA (California, Nevada, Oregon); Mexico............................................................................... A. arctostaphyli Russell

— Thoracic spiracular opening differentiated from the lateral margin, like a trident; submarginal papillae 2.0× as long as wide; head usually with a row of 6 large or medium, round kidney-shaped papillae, most other body papillae large or medium, nearly round kidney-shaped...................... 3

3(2). Most of the kidney-shaped dorsal papillae are very large and round; each thoracic spiracular opening with a group of small pores; USA (California, Hawaii), Mexico........... A. iridescens (Bemis)

— Almost all dorsal kidney-shaped papillae are medium round; each thoracic spiracular opening without a group of small pores; USA (TX); Mexico; Guatemala; El Salvador; Costa Rica; Cuba.................................................................................. A. gardeniae Russell

4(1). Body elongated elliptic, 1.5–1.7× as long as wide; eyespots absent................. ( rhodae group) 5

— Body oval wider than long, 0.9–1.4× as long as wide; eyespots present or absent... ( sapotae group) 8

rhodae group

5(4). Body entirely clear, elongate oval ~1.6× as long as wide and not tapering posteriorly; very inconspicuous submarginal papillae, head with a row of 8 small round papillae equidistant from each other; submedian abdominal papillae kidney-shaped very small (about the size of a setae base and in more than one row); Panama............................................... A. chomeliae Russell

— Body sclerotized and brown or black (at least the central part), elongated oval ~1.5–1.7× longer than wide and tapering posteriorly; conspicuous submarginal papillae; head papillae variable (but not as in A. chomeliae ), median abdominal papillae kidney-shaped, greatly elongated; submedian abdominal papillae small or large and in a row..................................................... 6

6(5). Submedian abdominal papillae small round kidney shaped; cephalus with 2 groups of 3 medium-sized, almost round kidney-shaped papillae in a row, plus a pair of very small central papillae posterior to the groups (8 in total); body about 1.6× as long as wide; light color with brown central part, not thinning much after; Belize; Mexico....................................... A. rhodae Russell

— Submedian abdominal papillae medium to large round kidney-shaped; head with 7–8 pairs of large (rarely 9), elongated papillae, each up to 2× as long as wide; body about 1.8× as long as wide; uniform brown or black color, thinning much after; median and submedian abdominal papillae large elongated to round, deeply incised........................................................ 7

7(6). Head with 6–9 pairs of highly elongate kidney-shaped dorsal papillae, up to 3× as long as wide, arranged in a row; elongated median papillae on A1 much smaller than those on A2, those on A3–A6 subequal to and larger than those on A2; central part of abdomen and submedian part of thorax darker than lateral parts; Guatemala; Mexico....................... A. gabrieli García-Ochaeta and Evans

— Head with 6–7 pairs of less elongate kidney-shaped dorsal papillae, each 2× as long as wide, arranged in more than one row; median papillae rounder than elongated, on A1–A6 subequal in size; central part of abdomen, median and submedian thorax and lateral margin darker than other parts; Mexico.............................................. A. carapiai García-Ochaeta and Evans sapotae group