A revision of Aleurodicus Douglas (Sternorrhyncha, Aleyrodidae), with two new genera proposed for palaeotropical natives and an identification guide to world genera of Aleurodicinae
Author
Martin, Jon H.
text
Zootaxa
2008
2008-07-30
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1835.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.1835.1.1
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Aleurodicus maritimus
Hempel
(
Figs 7
, 26)
Aleurodicus maritimus
Hempel, 1922b: 1160–1161
.
Syntypes
,
Brazil
[MZUSP, examined].
Aleurodicus linguosus
Bondar, 1923: 76–78
.
Syntypes
,
Brazil
[USNM, examined]. Synonymised by
Costa Lima, 1928: 133
.
DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region -
Belize
,
Brazil
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
, French Guiana,
Guyana
,
Mexico
,
Nicaragua
,
Panamá
,
Surinam
,
Trinidad
.
MATERIAL EXAMINED.
Syntypes
of
A. maritimus
and
A. linguous
as discussed below (
MZUSP
,
USNM
); numerous samples from all countries listed above (
BMNH
).
COMMENTS. The author was able to examine
syntypes
of both
A. linguosus
and
A. maritimus
through the kindness of USNM and MZUSP, respectively, in connection with an earlier study of aleurodicine whiteflies in
Belize
(
Martin, 2004
).
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 a member of the
capiangae
/
dugesii
species-group.