Welcome to the compendium and key to the Aleyrodid puparia:

• Key to all the known genera of the Aleurodicinae (including the species of  Aleuronudus,  Aleurodicus, Dialeurodicus, Metaleurodicus, and Paraleyrodes genera) with associated data sheets for host, distribution, biology, taxonomy, natural enemies, related genera, and nomenclature.

• Key to 31 genera of the Aleyrodinae with associated data sheets for host, distribution, biology, taxonomy, natural enemies, related genera, and nomenclature.

• Data list of the known species of these genera including synonyms.

• Data list of all the biological hosts with the associated pest in excel and HTML formats.

• Glossary.

• Bibliography.

• Acknowledgements.

• Website links.

• Keys in PDF format: 

  • Slide Making Techniques for the Acarina, Aphididae, Aleyrodidae, Coccoidea, Thysanoptera.

  • Aleyrodid workshop 2006 Los Angeles Training Class

  • Aleyrodid pests of bananas (found in the PDF_PwP ETC folder).

  • The species of the Genus Trialeurodes (found in the PDF_PwP ETC folder)

Much of the datasheets and lists can be accessed by the HTML & PDF links or through the keys.

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Provisional Version for testing 3c  (Revised, July 26, 2006)

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