Genus: Aleurotulus Quaintance & Baker 

 Nomenclature [Quaintance & Baker 1914: 101] :

Aleurotulus

Biology [Quaintance & Baker 1914: 101] : Puparia case small, ellyptical to oval, usually light color (except for some, such as Aleurotulus anthuricola Nakahara)

Distribution: Widespread (Australasia, Nearctic, Neotropical, Palaearctic geographical regions)

Taxonomy [Quaintance & Baker 1914: 101] : margin of case usually dentate; submarginal fold, furrow or row of tubercles absent, but short transverse ridge may be present; vasiform orifice subchordate, somewhat round with operculum occupying about 1/3 the size of the orifice; Lingula long, spinulose, knobbed and excluded.

Natural Enemies: See species list below.

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***Intercepted in quarantine

Aleurotulus anthuricola Nakahara***

NOMENCLATURE [Nakahara 1989: 436] :

Aleurotulus anthuricola Nakahara 1989

DISTRIBUTION [Nakahara 1989: 436] : Australasia: USA (Hawaii); Neotropical: Barbados, Colombia, Domenica, Guadelupe, Martinique, Trinidad

HOST [Singh 1931: 88] : Araceae: Anthurium

Aleurotulus arundinacea Singh 

NOMENCLATURE [Singh 1931: 88] :

Aleurotulus arundinacea Singh 1931

DISTRIBUTION [Singh 1931: 88] : Australasia [Martin 1985: 321] : Papua New Guinea; Palaearctic: India

HOST [Singh 1931: 88] : Poaceae: Bambusa arundinacea

Aleurotulus laneus sp. nov.

NOMENCLATURE [Martin 2005: 267-27, 70] :

Aleurotulus laneus sp. nov.

DISTRIBUTION [Martin 2005: 267-27, 70]: Neotropical: Belize

HOST [Martin 2005: 267-27, 70]: Poaceae: Lasiacis sp.

 

Aleurotulus maculata Singh 

NOMENCLATURE [Singh 1931: 89] :

Aleurotulus maculata Singh 1931

DISTRIBUTION [Singh 1931: 89] : Palaearctic: India

HOST [Singh 1931: 89] : Moraceae: Ficus religiosa

Aleurotulus mundurura Bondar 

NOMENCLATURe :

Aleurotulus mundurura Bondar 1923: 131

DISTRIBUTION [Bondar 1923: 131]: Neotropica [Martin 2005: 28]: Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Trinidad

HOST [Bondar 1923: 131] : Loganaceae: ?Strychnos sp. [Martin 2005: 28];  Melastomataceae: Miconia sp.

Aleurotulus nephrolepidis (Quaintance)

NOMENCLATURE:

Aleurotulus nephrolepidis (Quaintance) 1900

Aleuroplatus kewensis Trehan 1938: 183

Aleyrodes extraniens Bemis 1904: 526

Aleurodes filicium Goeldi [Douglas 1891: 44]

DISTRIBUTION: Afrotropical [Douglas 1891: 44] : Canary Islands [Gomez-Menor 1954] , Malagasy [Mound 1966: 40] ; Nearctic [Douglas 1891: 44] : USA (CA, FL, PA) [Evans, Dooley & Gill 2006: 48] [Quaintance & Baker 1914: 29] [Bemis 1904: 526]  [SEL] ; Neotropical [Douglas 1891: 44] : Brazil [Gomez-Menor 1954] ;  Palaearctic [Douglas 1891: 44] : Spain [Gomez-Menor 1954] ;  United Kingdom [Mound 1966: 40] [Mound and Halsey 1978: 340] [Trehan 1938: 183] [NHM, London]

HOST:Indet: [Mound 1966: 40] [Gomez-Menor 1954] ;  Aspidiaceae: Stenosema aurita [Visnya 1941: 1-19] ,  Aspleniaceae: Asplenium cuneatum [Bondar 1923: 183] ; Nephrodium confluens [Mound 1966: 40] [Trehan 1938: 183] ; Blechnaceae: Blechnum brasiliensis [Gomez-Menor 1954] , B. occidentale [Visnya 1941: 1-19] ;  Dryopteridaceae: Diplazium proliferum [Trehan 1938: 183] , Dryopteris flaccida [Trehan 1938: 183] , Nephrolepis sp [Quaintance 1900: 29] , Oleandra africana [Trehan 1938: 183] , O. articulata [Mound 1966: 40] , Polystichum falcatum [Trehan 1938: 183] ,  Tectaria molle[Gomez-Menor 1954] ; Pteridaceae: Acrostichum [Douglas 1891: 44] , Acrostichum capense [Bemis 1904: 526] , Pteris biaurita [Visnya 1941: 1-19] ,  P. togoensis [Mound and Halsey 1978: 340] ,  Schizaeaceae: Anemia sp. [Trehan 1938: 183] ; Thelypteridaceae: Cyclosorus dentatus [Mound and Halsey 1978: 340]

NATURAL ENEMIES:

Aleurotulus pteridophyta Martin

NOMENCLATURE:

Aleurotulus pteridophytae Martin

DISTRIBUTION: Neotropical: Costa Rica

HOST: Indet [Martin]

NATURAL ENEMIES: Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae: Encarsia sueloderi.