Genus:  Aleuroparadoxus Quaintance & Baker.

Nomenclature:

Aleuroparadoxus Quaintance & Baker

Biology  [Russell 1947: 4-33]:  Subcircular to elliptical;  dark brown to black puparia and heavily sclerotized or membraneous & colorless.  Puparia occur abundantly on upper & lower sides of the leaves.

Distribution  [Russell 1947: 4-33]: Western Hemisphere, limited to the Neotropical and Nearctic geographical regions.

Taxonomy  [Russell 1947: 4-33]: Margin. Dentate with a submarginal row flat and the dorsum with ridges,  pores and porettes;  papillae flat and reniform (kidney-shaped). May also have dorsal reniform papillae in addition to submarginal row. Chaetotaxy. Submarginal setae present: seven cephalothoracic pairs and eight abdominal pairs. Venter. Tracheal folds well-developed

Natural Enemies:  See species list below.

Similar genera  [Russell 1947: 4-33]: Placed in the tribe Trialeurodini based on the presence of the submarginal row of papillae normally complete in Aleurotithius &Trialeurodes;  and interrupted in Venezaleyrodes.  

Aleuroparadoxus arctostaphyli Russell

Nomenclature:

Aleuroparadoxus arctostaphyli Russell 1947: 15

Distribution: Nearctic: USA (CA, OR, NV* new State Record) [Evans, Dooley, Gill 2006: 34]

Host:  Ericaceae:  Arbutus menziesii,  Arctostaphylos sp.,  A. manzanita,  A. tomentosa,  A. virgata, A. viscida ; Rhamnaceae:  Ceanothus sp. ( new NV State Record)

Aleuroparadoxus chomeliae Russell 

Nomenclature :

Aleuroparadoxus chomeliae Russell 1947: 22

Distribution:  Neotropical:  Panama

Host: Rubiaceae: Chomelia spinosa

Aleuroparadoxus gardeniae Russell

Nomenclature   :

Aleuroparadoxus gardeniae Russell 1947: 18

Distribution  [Russell 1947: 18]: Nearctic: Mexico, USA(TX);   Neotropical:  Costa Rica, Cuba  [Vazquez 1999: 142], El Salvador

Host  [Russell 1947: 18]: Ebenaceae:  Diospyros sp.;  Rubiaceae: Gardenia sp.  [Vazquez 1999: 142]

Aleuroparadoxus ilicicola Russell 1947

Nomenclature :

Aleuroparadoxus ilicicola Russell 1947: 19

Distribution: Nearctic: Mexico, USA(AL)

Host:  Aquilifoliaceae:  Ilex sp.,  I. vomitoria

Aleuroparadoxus iridescens (Bemis)

Nomenclature :

Aleuroparadoxus iridescens (Bemis) 1904  [Russell 1947: 14]

Aleyrodes iridescens Bemis 1904: 487

Distribution  [Russell 1947: 14]   [Bemis 1904: 487]: Nearctic: Mexico, USA (CA) [Evans, Dooley, Gill 2006:34]

Host:  Labiatae [Russell 1947: 14]: Salvia sp.; Rhamnaceae [Russell 1947: 14]: Rhamnus californica,  R. crocea, R. ilicicola;  Rosaceae: Heteromeles arbutifolia  [Bemis 1904: 487] ; Rubiaceae   [Russell 1947: 14]: Gardenia sp.

Aleuroparadoxus punctatus Quaintance & Baker

Nomenclature   :

Aleuroparadoxus punctatus Quaintance & Baker 1917: 3870

Distribution: Neotropical:  Chile  [Quaintance & Baker 1917: 3870]   [Russell 1947: 35]

Host: Anacardiaceae: Lithrea caustica [Quaintance & Baker 1917: 3870], Schinus sp. [Russell 1947: 35] ;Euphorbiaceae: Colliguaja odorifera [Russell 1947: 35] ; Flacourtiaceae: Azara sp. [Russell 1947: 35] ;Rosaceae: Quillaja saponaria  [Russell 1947: 35]

Aleuroparadoxus  rhodae Russell

Nomenclature   :

Aleuroparadoxus rhodae Russell 1947: 20

Distribution: Nearctic: Mexico; Neotropical [Martin 2005]: Belize

Host: Myrtaceae [Martin 2005: 17]:  Eugenia?;  Rubiaceae: Gardenia sp.

Aleuroparadoxus sapotae Russell 

Nomenclature   :

Aleuroparadoxus sapotae Russell 1947: 27

Distribution: Neotropical: Belize [Martin 2005: 17]

Host: Sapotaceae: Achras sapota [Martin 2005: 17], Manilkara sp.

Aleuroparadoxus  trinidadensis Russell

Nomenclature   :

Aleuroparadoxus trinidadensis Russell 1947: 28

Distribution: Neotropical: Trinidad

Host: Dilleniaceae: Davilla aspera

Aleuroparadoxus  truncatus Russell

Nomenclature   :

Aleuroparadoxus truncatus Russell 1947: 30

Distribution: Nearctic: Mexico;  Neotropical:  Belize, Honduras [Martin 2005: 17]

Host:  Dilleniaceae: Davilla matudai,  D. rugose; Myrtaceae: Eugenia? sp.; Fabaceae: Lonchocarpus sp.