Paraleyrodes goyobae (Goldi)     

Nomenclature:  

Paraleyrodes    goyobae   (Goldi) [Bondar, 1923: 93][ Baker & Moles,  1923: 624-625].

Aleyrodes goyobae (Goldi)  [Goldi, 1886: 248-249].

Biology: [Goldi, 1886: 248-249]: Congregated in the hundreds on the underside of the leaves...along with Coccids producing copious amounts of honeydew attracting ants causing serious losses.

Host:  Chrysobalanaceae: Licania tomentosa [Bondar, 1923: 93];  Lauraceae:  Persea americana [Goldi, 1886: 248-249][Schotman, 1989][CPC, 2003]   &  Persea  gratissima [Bemis, 1904: 505];  Myrtaceae: Psidium guavaje [Goldi, 1886: 249];  Sapotaceae: Achras sapota [Costa Lima, 1968: 111].

Distribution:  Nearctic:  Mexico [S.E.L.].  Neotropical:  Bahamas [S.E.L.], Barbados [Schotman, 1989], Brazil [Goldi, 1886: 248-249][S.E.L.], Haiti [S.E.L.].  

Natural enemies [Thompson,  1950]: Encarsia sp. (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae).

Taxonomy: The larger cephalic & posterior 4 abdominal compound pores with about 15 to 16 rod shaped splines with associated cells forming an inner annulus (ring); surrounded by another outer annulus of  24  or more cells.

The first two reduced abdominal pores are about one-third of the size of the large compound pores with the first reduced compound pore closer to the midline than the other abdominal pores.

Simple discoidal pores associated with most abdominal compound pores:  one simple disc pore associated with the second reduced compound pores and each of the anterior three large abdominal compound pores;  no simple disc pore between the last posterior compound pore and the vasiform orifice.

Related species: Similar to Paraleyrodes citri Bondar,  Paraleyrodes citricolus Costa Lima,  &   Paraleyrodes pulverans Bondar without disc pores present between the vasiform orifice & the last abdominal compound pore.   Differs remarkedly from Paraleyrodes citricolus Costa Lima which has a stylized central lumen consisting of central polygonal cells, where as this species lacks this stylized design.