Aleurodicus  destructor Mackie

Nomenclature :  [Martin, 1985: 312; 1999: 17][Carver & Reid, 1996: 11] :

Aleurodicus destructor Mackie, 1912: 142: 143;  

Aleurodicus alboflocossa  Froggart, 1918: 436.

 Distribution: Australasian:  Australia [CPC, 2003][EPPO, 2003][ Froggart, 1918: 436][NHM, London][S.E.L.],  Brunei [Martin, 1985: 312] ;  Indonesia [CPC, 2003][EPPO, 2003],  Malaya [CPC, 2003][EPPO, 2003][Corbett, 1935: 731][NHM, London], West Malaysia [Martin, 1985: 312],   New Caledonia [CPC, 2003][EPPO, 2003] , New Britain [NHM, London], Papua New Guinea [CPC, 2003][Martin, 1985: 312][NHM, London],   Philippines [CPC, 2003][Martin, 1985: 312][Mackie, D. B. 1912 ][S.E.L.],  Sarawak [Martin, 1985: 312][NHM, London] ,  Solomon Islands [CPC, 2003][Martin, 1985: 312][NHM, London][S.E.L.] ,  Sulawesi [Martin, 1985: 312],  Vanuatu [CPC, 2003][EPPO, 2003];  Neotropical:  Brazil [CPC, 2003][EPPO, 2003],   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [CPC, 2003][EPPO, 2003];  Oriental:   Brunei [CPC, 2003][EPPO, 2003][NHM, London], Cambodia [CPC, 2003][EPPO, 2003], Celebes [NHM, London], Laos [CPC, 2003][EPPO, 2003],   Singapore [CPC, 2003][S.E.L.], Thailand [CPC, 2003], Vietnam [CPC, 2003].  

Host:  Agavaceae: Cordyline stricta [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11]; Anacardiaceae:  Mangifera indica [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11];  Annonaceae: Annona squamosa [CPC, 2003][Corbett, 1935: 731][NHM, London];  Apocynaceae: Plumeria rubra [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11];  Arecaceae:  Archontophoenix alexandrae [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11] , Cocos nucifera [CPC, 2003][Carver & Reid, 1996: 11][Martin, 1985: 312][Mackie, 1912: 142][NHM, London];   Combretaceae:  Terminalia catappa [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11];  Euphorbiaceae:  Acalapha sp. [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11],  Macaranga tanarius [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11],  Phyllanthus acidus [CPC, 2003];  Lauraceae:  Cinnamomum [CPC, 2003] [Martin, 1985: 312];   Liliaceae: Molineria capitulata [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11];   Mimosoideae: Acacia & A. auriculiformis  [Carver & Reid, 1996],[NHM, London,] [CPC, 2003];  Moraceae:  Ficus microcarpa  [Martin, 1985: 312][NHM, London,];  Musaceae: Musa sp. [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11];  Myrtaceae: Callistemon sp. [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11] , Eugenia [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11], Syzygium aqueum;   Piperaceae: Piper nigrum [CPC, 2003][NHM, London];  Proteaceae: Banksia sp. [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11][Froggart, 1918: 436][CPC, 2003];  Strelitziaceae:  Ravenala madagascariensis [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11];  Xanthophyllaceae:  ?Xanthophyllum sp. [Carver & Reid, 1996: 11][Martin, 1985: 312].

Taxonomy [Mackie, 1912]: Margin not dentate.  Pupal case with 7 pairs of compound pores.  All of abdominal compound pores have a diameter about the same as that of the vasiform orifice and each other.  The cephalic pair of compound pores smaller than the abdominal pairs.

Natural Enemies [Masner & Huggert 1989][Carver & Reid, 1996: 12][Kalshoven, 1981][Costa Lima, 1968:  106][Mound & Halsey, 1978: 230]:  Scymnus sp.  (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae);  Acletoxenus quadristriatus  (Diptera: Drosophilidae);  Bucca sp. (Diptera: Syrphidae);  Encarsia sp., & Encarsiella sp. (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae); Aleyroctonus pilosus & Aleyroctonus sp. (Hymenoptera, Platygasteridae);  Chrysopa sp.  (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae).

Related Genera:  Separated from all the other genera with 7 compound pores in that destructor Mackie has the abdominal pore diameters equal or almost equal to each other  to that of the vasiform orifice;  The cephalic compound pore diameter about half the size of the abdominal compound pores.  It is closely allied to neglectus & cocois except for the diameter size of the compound pores.

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