Genus:
Aleurochiton Tullgren
Nomenclature:
Aleurochiton Tullgren 1907: 14-15
Aleurochiton (Nealeurochiton) Sampson 1943:
201
Nealeurochiton Zahradnik 1963: 8
Aleurochiton (Nigrinichiton) Zahradnik 1987: 70
Biology:
Feed
only on deciduous plants in the temperate climates. Exhibits puparial
dimorphism with puparial characters differing between summer with a pale derm and winter with a sclerotized form. All of the
described species are only known from Acer except one on Ilex.
Distribution:
Taxonomy: Margin. Crenulate.
Dorsum.
Transverse suture terminating at the margin forming a slight to definite upward
orientation slightly
below the level of metathoracic suture or above lateral to the the mesothoracic suture. Submedian depressions on
thorax and abdominal segments1-7 indistinguishable to subcircular in
form. Operculum occupying almost the entire vasiform
orifice; lingula leading to either poorly or sharply defined anterior part
lateral to vasiform orifice. Pores. Pores and porettes distributed on the dorsal
disc. Chaetotaxy.
Appears to lack cephalothoracic submedium
setae; A1 and A8 setae present.
***Intercepted in quarantine
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Aleurochiton acerinus Haupt*** Nomenclature:
Aleurochiton acerina Haupt 1934: 137
Aleurochiton acerinus Haupt 1934 [Mound and Halsey
1978: 28] [Martin 1985: 143] [Rapisarda 1982] [Minelli et al. 1995: 12] Distribution: Palaearctic: Austria, Czech Republic,
England, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Poland, USSR, Yugoslavia Host: Aceraceae: Acer campestre, A. insigna |
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Aleurochiton aceris (Modeer)*** Nomenclature: Chermes aceris ovatus Geoffroy 1762 Coccus aceris Modeer 1778: 21 Aleurodes aceris Bouche 1851: 109 Aleurodes aceris Bouche 1851: 109 Aleyrodes acerum
Kirkaldy 1907: 44 Aleurochiton aceris
(Modeer) [Danzig 1966:198], [Zahradnik 1963: 12] [Hulden
1986: 9] [Minelli et al. 1995: 12] Lecanium complanatum
Baerensprung 1849: 169 Distribution: Palaearctic: Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland,
France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden, USSR, Yugoslavia Host: Aceraceae: Acer cappadocicum, Acer platanoides, Acer tataricum Natural enemies: Aphelinidae: Encarsia aleurochitonis,
E. margaritiventris,
E. tricolor; Eulophidae: Euderomphale secreta; Platygastridae: Amitus aleurodinis, A. minervae |
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Aleurochiton forbesii (Ashmead) Nomenclature: Aleurodes aceris Forbes 1885 Aleurodes forbesii Ashmead 1893: 294 Aleurochiton (Nealeurochiton)
forbesii (Ashmead)
[Sampson 1943: 201] Aleurochiton forbesii (Ashmead)
[Mound and Halsey 1978: 28] Nealeurochiton forbesii (Ashmead)
[Zahradnik 1963: 12] Aleurochiton forbesii (Ashmead) Distribution: Nearctic: Canada, USA (DE, FL, GA, IL, MO, NC, NY, VA, WI) Host: Aceraceae: Acer dasycarpum, Acer platanoides, Acer rubrum,
Acer saccharinum, Acer sp.;
Aquifoliaceae: Ilex
coriacea, I. glabra. Natural enemies: Platygastridae: Amitus aleurodinis
Haldeman |
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Aleurochiton orientalis Danzig Nomenclature: Aleurochiton orientalis Danzig 1966: 367 Distribution: Palaearctic: USSR Host: Aceraceae: Acer mono |
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Aleurochiton petri Rietschel Nomenclature: Aleurochiton petri Rietschel 1983:97-100 Distribution: Palaearctic: Germany (fossil) Host: fossil |
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Aleurochiton pseudoplatani Visnya*** Nomenclature: Aleurochiton pseudoplatani Visnya 1936: 116 Nealeurochiton pseudoplatani (Visnya)
[Zahradnik 1963: 12] Aleurochiton pseudoplatani Visnya , Danzig 1966: 198 [366] [Mound and Halsey 1978: 29] [Martin 2000: 527] Distribution: Palaearctic: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Lebanon,
Netherlands, USSR Host: Aceraceae: Acer tataricum, A. turcomanica, A. tauricolu, Celasteraceae: Euonymus japonicus |
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