Dialeurodicus similis Bondar
Nomenclature :
Dialeurodicus similis Bondar 1923: 49-51.
Biology: Pupal case ovoid; light brown color with margin & sub margin darker (brown) than rest of pupal case; pupal case narrower at the cephalothoracic margin.
Host: Myrtaceae: Eugenia [Bondar, 1923: 51]; Indet. Genus [NHM, London].
Distribution [Bondar, 1923: 51]: Neotropical: Brazil
Taxonomy: Dorsal reticulated pattern absent; paired pores absent; simple pores scattered over pupal case; marginal row of simple pores present; vasiform orifice heart shaped; the operculum occupying two-thirds of the orifice with transverse with lateral sides rounded, anterior & posterior sides parallel; 10-12 pair of sub marginal well-developed setae; no spine-like projection from the caudal end of the vasiform orifice.
Related species: unknown.