Paraleyrodes urichii  Quaintance &  Baker

Nomenclature :    

Paraleyrodes  urichii  Quaintance &  Baker, 1913.: 83-84

Biology: Pupal case with a convex dorsum with a vertical fringe of wax and dorsum with a thin layer of wax.

Host [Quaintance &  Baker, 1913.: 83-84]:   Arecaceae:  Cocos nucifera;    Fabaceae:  Caesalpina,  Pithecellobium; Myrtaceae: Psidium guajave [CPC, 2003]; Rutaceae: Citrus [CPC, 2003];    Verbenaceae: .Citharexylum.

Distribution:  Neotropical: Antigua [S.E.L.],  Barbados [Schotman, 2989][S.E.L.], Brazil [Quaintance &  Baker, 1913.: 83-84]:,  Chile [S.E.L.], Dominican Republic [S.E.L.],   Colombia [S.E.L.],  Guadalupe, Jamaica,   Martinique [S.E.L.], Puerto Rico [S.E.L.],   Trinidad [S.E.L.],  &  Venezuela [S.E.L.].   

Natural Enemies [Viggiani, 1989]: Encarsia meritoria Group

Taxonomy [Quaintance &  Baker, 1913: 83-84]: The larger cephalic and 4 posterior posterior abdominal compound pores with a central process with  an outer annulus (ring) composed of 12 to 15 spinneret cells; the inner annulus is composed of 6 spinneret cells that give rise to rod-shaped splines;  each large abdominal compound pore has one associated simple discoidal pore including a simple pore between the vasiform orifice & the most posterior compound pore.  

Two anterior abdominal compound pores are reduced to about half the size of the larger compound pores;  each with 9-15 associated disc pores; the first abdominal reduced compound pore is closer to the midline.

Margin with 12-13 pairs of short setae present.

Related species:  Similar to P. pulverans & P. perseae but differs in the number of simple pores associated with the reduced two pairs of abdominal compound pores  & the length of the marginal/submarginal setae.