Aleuroparadoxus marisae García-Ochaeta and Dubey, 2022

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 : 3-7

Aleuroparadoxus marisae García-Ochaeta and Dubey , new species

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Type material. Holotype puparium. Guatemala: Petén, Santa Ana , puparium on Brosimum alicastrum , 11.VI.2018, 16.808315° N, 89.827173° W, Col. José García, (deposited in the UVGC) . Paratypes: 10 puparia, 5 puparia on 5 slides, data as the holotype (deposited in the UVGC) ; 2 puparia on 2 slides, data as the holotype (deposited in the USNM) ; 2 puparia on 2 slides, same information except collection date, 7. VII.2021; 1 puparium on Pimenta dioica , Guatemala: Petén, Dolores, Calzada Mopán , 16.679534° N, 89.417516° W, 21.III.2019. Col. José García (deposited in the UVGC) .

Diagnosis. The puparium of Aleuroparadoxus marisae new species ( Fig. 2–3 ) resembles that of A. trinidadensis Russell , but differs from it in having a row of subcircular papillae on the subdorsal area which extends from cephalus to the vasiform orifice, subcircular eyes, and a subtrapezial vasiform orifice.

Description. Puparium. Oval, black ( Fig. 1 ); 950–1365 μm long, 744–1128 μm wide, 1.2× longer than wide.

Dorsum. Marginal teeth short, broad with rounded apices, margin modified at the thoracic and caudal tracheal openings, having a central tooth with an acute apex and a pair of curved teeth adjacent to it, and with a semicircular impression just medial at the spiracular opening. Submargin with 64–88 slightly raised conical papillae, located in a single row, with a pair of pores associated with each papilla, including 27–33 in the cephalothorax and 37–50 in the abdomen, the uniform papillae located at a distance between 3.5–4.5×, the diameter of a papilla, each papilla 1.5× longer than wide ( Fig. 4 ). Subdorsal area about 3.7× wider than submarginal area, with many fine stripes, extending to lateral margin, its submedial margin (subdorsal or submedian line) demarcated by a row (sometimes doubled) of subcircular papillae 18–22 μm in diameter, flat on top, with small blunt spines on their edges, associated with a pore on submargin side, extending from the cephalothorax to the vasiform orifice on the submedian area. Submedian area rough, smooth on median area of the abdomen. Longitudinal moulting suture reaching the margin and transverse moulting suture reaching the submargin, near submarginal papillae. A pair of subcircular eyespots about the same size as the subcircular papillae present on the submedian area. Cephalus with a pair of subcircular papillae and a pair of depressions. Submedian pockets present on pro-, meso-, and metathoracic segments, each with two pairs of oval submedian depressions, metathorax sometimes with only one pair of depressions. Each submedian depression is associated with a minute pore. Abdomen 1.1–1.3× times longer than length of cephalothorax; a pair of submedian pockets present on abdominal segments; submedian depressions present on abdominal segments I to VI (absent on segment VII and VIII), each depression associated with a minute pore, located in a row down the center. Median length of abdominal segments I–VII measured as: I 46–71, II 38–62, III 38–68, IV 39–61, V 35 –62, VI 33–55, VII 39–66, and VIII 73–86 μm.

Vasiform orifice. Subtrapezoidal ( Fig. 5 ), 0.8–0.9× long as wide, 53–70 μm long, 66–77 μm wide; operculum semicircular, covering 0.8× of the orifice, completely covering the lingula; distance from the vasiform orifice to the caudal margin of the puparium approximately 2× the length of the vasiform orifice; caudal furrow about as wide as deep, caudal ridges with rough sculpture.

Venter. Antennae reaching bases of prothoracic legs; thoracic and caudal tracheal folds conspicuous, without stipples. A pair of ventral abdominal setae present, located anterior to the vasiform orifice.

Chaetotaxy. Anterior and posterior marginal setae present; cephalic, first abdominal, eighth abdominal and caudal setae present, eighth abdominal setae cephalolateral to vasiform orifice. The base of each middle and hind leg with a seta. All setae with acute apices.

Distribution. Neotropical: Guatemala.

Host plants. Moraceae : Brosimum alicastrum , Myrtaceae : Pimenta dioica .

Etymology. The epithet is named in dedication to the sister of the first author Marisa Janeth García Ochaeta, for her unconditional support at all times.

Remarks. Aleuroparadoxus marisae new species belongs to the ‘ sapotae ’ group and is the only species collected on a host of the Moraceae family. The puparium of the new species differs from all Aleuroparadoxus species in having prominent eyespots, the posterior part of the vasiform orifice wider than the anterior, and the wall of the vasiform orifice dorsally flat, forming a shallow surface.

Figures

Figure 1. Aleuroparadoxus marisae sp. nov. puparium on a leaf of Brosimum alicastrum.

Figure 2. Aleuroparadoxus marisae sp. nov., line drawing. A) Holotype puparium. B) Margin. C) Vasiform orifice. D) Antenna.

Figure 3. Aleuroparadoxus marisae sp. nov., pupal holotype on slide.

Figures 4–5. Aleuroparadoxus marisae sp. nov. 4) Margin and submargin. 5) Vasiform orifice.