Genus: Aleurotithius
Nomenclature:
Aleurotithius Quaintance & Baker
Biology [Russell 1947: 42-44]: Subcircular to ellyptical; dark brown to black puparia and heavily sclerotized or membraneous & colorless. Puparia occur abundantly on upper & lower sides of the leaves.
Distribution [Russell 1947: 42-44]: Western Hemisphere, limited to the Nearctic geographical region.
Taxonomy [Russell 1947:42-44]: Margin. Dentate with a submarginal rows of mammiform (nipple-shaped) papillae, ridges, pores and porettes; Normally with dorsal clusters papillae in addition to submarginal row.
Similar genera [Russell 1947: 42-44]: Placed in the tribe Trialeurodini based on the presence of the submarginal row of papillae normally complete in Aleuroparadoxus & Trialeurodes; and interrupted in Venezaleyrodes. Differs in the shape and cluster of mammiform like papillae.
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Aleurotithius mexicanus Russell Nomenclature:
Distribution: Nearctic: Mexico, USA Host: Indet |
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Aleurotithius timberlakei Quaintance & Baker Nomenclature:
Distribution [Russell 1947: 41]: Nearctic USA(CA) Host: Hydrophyllaceae [Russell 1947: 41]: Eriodictyon crassifolium, E. tomentosum |
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