Genus:  Acutaleyrodes Takahashi

Acutaleyrodes Takahashi 1960: 146-147 Type-species: Acutaleyrodes palmae Takahashi 1960, by monotypy.

Biology: Cuticle pale (undescribed species in quarantine)

Distribution: Predominately Palaearctic with one species from Oriental (China) and few from Afrotropical regions.

Taxonomy:  This genus is monotypic recognizeable because of the following combination of character: Outline. Puparium narrowed to oval-elongated with a pointed or truncated posterior margin. Margin. Marginal crenulations minute. Dorsum. Submarginal area well defined lacking a subdorsal suture; thoracic tracheal combs present; caudal furrow reduced or absent. Dorsal papillae or tubercles absent minute marginal crenulations; vasiform orifice rounded, operculum wider than long, occupying half the orifice, lingula obscured.

Similar Genera: Only an undescribed species of Acutaleyrodes has been intercepted in quarantine from Mexico on Chamadorea. It is similar to Stenaleyrodes, also found on palms, with a very elongate narrow body; however the vasiform orifice and the lingula are obscured by the rounded operculum in Acutaleyrodes while in Stenaleyrodes the vasiform orifice is triangular and the lingula is not obscured.

Natural Enemies: unknown.

Acutaleyrodes palmae Takahashi

Nomenclature:

Acutaleyrodes palmae Takahashi 1960 in Takahashi 1960b: 146-147. Syntypes. Reunion Island: Saint

Philippe, xii.1955, R. Paulian, on Acanthophoenix rubra.

Distribution: 4: Reunion Island.

Distribution: Afrotropical:  Reunion Islands

Host:  Arecaceae: Acanthophoenix rubra