Metaleurodicus Quaintance & Baker Data Sheet

Taxonomy [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 47]: Terminal claw present on each leg; row of 12 pairs of submarginal setae including the caudal pair.

Four or six pairs of abdominal and one cephalic pair of compound pores without cone-shaped central process. Paired submedian cephalothoracic setae absent.

Dorsal disc without distinct groupings of simple pores, but large numbers may be equally distributed; four or five loculate pores, "stellate or cruciate" shaped, occur at least on the abdomen in two species ( M. cardini Back & Metaleurodicus griseus Dozier or somewhat diamond-shaped in one species (M. minimus Quaintance); Vasiform orifice shape varies from subchordate to triangular; lingula is inserted or exserted (glossary definition), setose, and with two pair of setae.

The most commonly intercepted species is Metaleurodicus cardini (Back) that has four abdominal compound and obvious multiloculate (stellate) pores.

Related genera: The following species with six pairs of abdominal compound pores of the genus Metaleurodicus have been transferred into Aleuronudus because of having the last three abdominal pores reduced: Aleuronudus jequiensis Bondar, Aleuronudus manni (Baker),& Aleuronudus melzeri Bondar.

Metaleurodicus arcanus sp. nov.

NOMENCLATURE [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 48]:

Metaleurodicus arcanus sp. nov.

DISTRIBUTION[Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 48]: Neotropical: Belize.,

HOST[Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 48]: Rubiaceae: Chiocca ?alba.

NATURAL ENEMIES: unknown.

Metaleurodicus bahiensis Hempel

NOMENCLATURE [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 82][Mound & Halsey, 1978: 238]:

Metaleurodicus bahiensis Hempel comb. nov. [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 82][Costa Lima 1936: 146].

Aleuronudus bahiensis Hempel [Costa Lima 1936: 146].

Pseualeurodicus bahiensis (Hempel) [Bondar, 1923 (1922?): 91].
Pentaleurodicus bahiensis Bondar [Costa Lima 1928: 137].

DISTRIBUTION: Neotropical: Brazil [Hempel, 1922: 10][Mound & Halsey, 1978: 238]: [S.E.L.], Colombia [Saldarriaga y Posada, 1993 on Citrus], Guyana [S.E.L.].

HOST [Arnal, 2000]: Arecaceae: Cocos nucifera [Hempel, 1922: 10][Mound & Halsey, 1978: 238]:. , Musaceae: Musa sapientum [Bondar, 1923: 93][Mound & Halsey, 1978]:, Moraceae: Artocarpus heterophyllus [Bondar, 1923: 93][Mound & Halsey, 1978: 238]: Rutaceae: Citrus [Saldarriaga y Posada, 1993].

Metaleurodicus cardini (Back)

NOMENCLATURE :

Metaleurodicus cardini (Back) [Bondar, 1923: 81].
Aleurodicus cardini Back, 1912: 148-151.
Aleurodicus (Metaleurodicus) cardini Back [Quaintance. & Baker, 1913].

DISTRIBUTION: Australasian: Hawaii [Kumashiro, 2003 email message]; Neotropical: Cuba [S.E.L.], Bermuda [S.E.L.], Dominican Republic [S.E.L.], Haiti [S.E.L.], Jamaica [S.E.L.], Puerto Rico [S.E.L.], & Virgin Islands [S.E.L.].

HOST: Myrtaceae: Pimenta officinalis [NHM, London], Psidium guajave radii Back, 1912: 150], Psidium guajave [NHM, London]; Rutaceae: Citrus [Sorauer, 1956: 337], Citrus sinensis [NHM, London]; Verbenaceae: Citharexylum spinosum [Kumashiro, 2003 email message] [Sorauer, 1956: 337][NHM, London].

NATURAL ENEMIES [Mason et al., 1991][MacGowan & Nebeker, 1978][Thompson & Simmonds, 1964][Fulmek, 1943]: Delphastus diversipes (Champion) (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae); Ocyptamus parvicornis (Loew) & Pseudodoros clavatus (Fabricius) (Diptera, Syrphidae); Encarsia sp. (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae); Caraeochrysa cincta (Schneider) & Chrysopodes collaris (Schneider) (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae)

Metaleurodicus griseus Dozier

NOMENCLATURE [Dozier, 1936]:

Aleurodicus griseus Dozier.
Metaleurodicus griseus Dozier

DISTRIBUTION: Nearctic: USA (Florida) [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 49];[Caballero, R. 1992]; Neotropical: Barbados [Caballero, R. 1992], Belize [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 49]; Cuba [Caballero, R. 1992], Jamaica [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 49];Puerto Rico [Dozier, 1936][Mound & Halsey, 1978: 233], & U. S. Virgin Islands [Caballero, R. 1992].

HOST: Myrtaceae: Eugenia buxifolia.

Metaleurodicus lacerdae (Signoret)

NOMENCLATURE :

Metaleurodicus lacerdae (Signoret) [Bondar, G. 1923: 13].
Aleyrodes lacerdae Signoret [Signoret, V. 1883: LXIII].
Aleurodicus lacerdae (Signoret) [Quaintance, & Baker, 1913].

DISTRIBUTION: Neotropical: Brazil [Kirkaldy, 1907: 59].

HOST: Annonaceae: Annona sylvatica [Signoret, V. 1883: LXIII].

Metaleurodicus minimus Quaintance

NOMENCLATURE :

Metaleurodicus minimus Quaintance [Bondar, 1923: 81].
Aleurodicus minimus Quaintance [Quaintance, 1900: 47-48].

Aleurodicus (Metaleurodicus) minimus Quaintance [Quaintance & Baker, 1913: 77-78].

DISTRIBUTION: Neotropical: Brazil [S.E.L.], Puerto Rico [Quaintance, 1900: 48][S.E.L.] & U. S. Virgin Islands [S.E.L.]

HOST: Myrtaceae: Psidium guajave [Quaintance, 1900: 48]; Solanaceae: Cestrum diurnum [Dozier, 1926: 122]

Metaleurodicus phalaenoides (Blanchard)

NOMENCLATURE :

Metaleurodicus phalaenoides (Blanchard) [Bondar, 1923: 13].
Aleurodes phalaenoides (Blanchard) [Blanchard, 1852: 319].
Aleurodes phalaroides Lataste [Quaintance, 1900].
Aleurodicus phalaenoides (Blanchard) [Quaintance & Baker, 1913: 79].

DISTRIBUTION: Neotropical: Chile [Blanchard, 1852: 319] & Argentina [Quaintance & Baker, 1913: 79] .

HOST: Solanaceae: Cestrum parqui [Blanchard, 1852: 319].

Metaleurodicus stelliferus Bondar

NOMENCLATURE [Bondar, 1923: 82-83]:

Metaleurodicus stelliferus Bondar

DISTRIBUTION: Neotropical: Brazil [Bondar, 1923: 82].

HOST: Meliaceae: ? Guarea trichiloides [Bondar, 1923: 82]

Metaleurodicus tenuis sp. nov.

NOMENCLATURE [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 48]:

Metaleurodicus tenuis sp. nov.

DISTRIBUTION [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 48]: Neotropical: Belize [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 48].

HOST [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 48]: Myrtaceae: Eugenia sp. [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 48]

Metaleurodicus variporus sp. nov.

NOMENCLATURE [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 51]:

Metaleurodicus variporus sp. nov.

DISTRIBUTION [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 52]: Neotropical: Belize [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 52].

HOST [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 52]: ?Euphorbiaceae; Urticaceae: Urera sp. [Martin 2004 Zootaxa: 52]