Aleurodicus maritimus Hempel

John H. Martin, 2004, Whiteflies of Belize (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Part 1 — introduction and account of the subfamily Aleurodicinae Quaintance & Baker, Zootaxa 681, pp. 1-86 : 24-25

Aleurodicus maritimus Hempel

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Aleurodicus maritimus Hempel, 1922b: 1160 –1161. Syntypes, Brazil [examined]. Aleurodicus linguosus Bondar, 1923a: 76 –78. Syntypes, Brazil [examined]. [Synonymised by Costa Lima, 1928: 133.]

DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region — Belize, Brazil, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Surinam, Trinidad.

COMMENTS. The author was able to examine syntypes of both A. linguosus and A. maritimus through the kindness of USNM and MZUSP, respectively. Costa Lima (1928) considered A. linguosus to be a junior synonym of A. maritimus , and his opinion is considered sound by the present author.

A. maritimus is one of the most frequently observed Aleurodicus species in the CFR, feeding on a range of host plants. Extrapolating from the recorded distribution, above, this species is certain to occur through much of the Neotropical Region.