Aleurodicinae, Quaintance & Baker, 1913

Dooley, John W. & Smith-Pardo, Allan, 2016, Five new species of Bakerius Bondar (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae: Aleurodicinae) from the Americas and Vietnam, Insecta Mundi 2016 (518), pp. 1-59 : 3-4

Key to puparia of Nearctic and Neotropical genera in the subfamily Aleurodicinae ( Hemiptera : Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae ).

1.

— Compound and agglomerate pores absent; puparium pear-shaped, less than twice as long as wide; lingula contained within vasiform orifice ........................... Dialeurodicus Cockerell Compound and/or agglomerate pores present; puparium oval to elliptical; lingula contained within or extending beyond the posterior margin of the vasiform orifice ............................. 2 2(1).

— Cephalic compound pores absent; abdominal compound pores numbering no more than 4 submedian pairs ......................................................................................................................... 3 Pair of cephalic compound pores present; abdominal compound pores numbering from 2 to 6 submedian or subdorsal pairs .................................................................................................... 4 3(2).

Abdomen with 2 or 4 pairs of abdominal submedial compound pores on A1-4; vasiform orifice triangular .......................................................................................... Octaleurodicus Hempel

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Abdomen with 2 pairs of submedial compound pores, 1 on A2 and other caudal; vasiform orifice semicircular ............................................ Eudialeurodicus Quaintance and Baker

4(2).

— Two pairs of large abdominal compound pores present, located submedially on A2 and A4 or A3 and A4; agglomerate pores present or absent; vasiform orifice triangular ...................... 5 More than 2 pairs of abdominal compound pores present, located submedially and/or laterally; agglomerate pores absent ........................................................................................................... 6 5(4).

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Agglomerate pores present on A5-7 ( Fig. 26 ); compound pores on A3 and A4 ..........................

...................................................................................... Leonardius Quaintance and Baker Agglomerate pores normally absent (except for one species); compound pores on A2 or A3 and on A4 ( Fig. 1) ................................................................................................. Bakerius Bondar

6(4).

— Submedian cephalothoracic setae absent; compound pores always in pairs .......................... 7 One to four pairs of submedian cephalothoracic setae; compound pores either paired or on one side (asymmetric distribution) ................................................................................................... 9 7(6).

— Five abdominal compound pores present and subequal in diameter; each compound pore with an acute, elongate central process ................................................ Azuraleurodicus Martin Four to six pairs of abdominal compound pores present; without a protruding central process

...................................................................................................................................................... 8 8(7).

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At least one of the posterior 3 abdominal compound pores not aligned along a curving arc but rather offset from the inside the lateral margin; stellate pores absent ....................................

................................................................................................. Aleuronudus Hempe l (in part) Abdominal compound pores aligned along a curving arc just inside the lateral margin; stellate pores present or absent ........................................ Metaleurodicus Quaintance and Baker

9(6).

— Anterior 2 compound pores reduced in diameter compared to posterior 4 compound pores; 1 pair of submedian cephalic setae present; thoracic submedian setae absent ...........................

Figures

Figure 26. Leonardius lahillei agglomerate pores.