Aleurodicus pulvinatus (Maskell)

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 : 28

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scientific name	Aleurodicus pulvinatus (Maskell)
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Aleurodicus pulvinatus (Maskell) View in CoL

(Figs A, 10, 64, 77, 124)

Aleurodes pulvinata Maskell, 1896: 439 –441. Lectotype designated by Martin & Watson (1998), Trinidad [examined].

Aleurodicus pulvinatus (Maskell) View in CoL ; Cockerell, 1902: 280.

Aleurodicus iridescens Cockerell, 1898: 225 View in CoL . Lectotype designated by Martin & Watson (1998), Mexico [examined]. [Erroneously synonymised with Aleurodicus cocois (Curtis) View in CoL by Quaintance & Baker, 1913: 47; synonymised with A. pulvinatus View in CoL by Martin & Watson, 1998: 93.]

DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region — widely distributed, especially amongst the Caribbean islands.

COMMENTS. A. pulvinatus was investigated by Martin & Watson (1998), who redefined this species, concluding that puparial pigmentation varies considerably. Puparia may be completely pale, have pronounced subdorsal pigmentation in a longitudinal stripe on each side of the puparium, or possess more limited marking in the form of a pair of thoracic patches or, occasionally, a median thoracic patch (Figs 64, 124). This species is widespead in the Caribbean area, where it sometimes causes considerable damage to coconut palms, but has not been encountered in pest proportions in Belize despite being collected on many occasions.

References

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1898) Three new Aleurodidae from Mexico. Psyche, Cambridge, 8, 225 - 226.

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1902) The classification of the Aleyrodidae. Proceedings on the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 54, 279 - 283.

Martin, J. H. & Watson, G. W. (1998) Aleurodicus pulvinatus (Maskell) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), and its emergence as a pest of coconut in the Caribbean. Journal of Natural History, 32, 85 - 98.

Maskell, W. M. (1896) Contributions towards a monograph of the Aleurodidae, a family of Hemiptera - Homoptera. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 28, 411 - 449.

Quaintance, A. L. & Baker, A. C. (1913) Classification of the Aleyrodidae Part I. Technical Series, US Department of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology, 27, 1 - 93.