Whiteflies of Belize (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Part 2 - a review of the subfamily Aleyrodinae Westwood
Author
Martin, Jon H.
text
Zootaxa
2005
2005-12-19
1098
1
1
116
https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1098.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.1098.1.1
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Paraleurolobus chamaedoreae
Russell
(Figs 43, 114)
Paraleurolobus chamaedoreae
Russell, 1994: 540–546
.
Holotype
,
Mexico
(intercepted at San Antonio, Texas).
DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Mexico
,
Nicaragua
.
COMMENTS.
Russell (1994)
described this species from several quarantine interceptions in
USA
from
Mexico
, all involving cut palm foliage from
Chamaedorea
species
, known as xate (pronounced shaté) in the floristry industry. Only a single puparium has been collected in
Belize
, from a member of the
Moraceae
; there are also in BMNH three fieldcollected samples from
Costa Rica
, and two samples from
Nicaragua
, all of them collected from dicotyledonous hosts. Figure 43 shows principal characters, while figure 114 reveals its intricate cuticular folding.