Genus:  Paraleurolobus Sampson & Drews 1941: 168-169

 Nomenclature :

  Paraleurolobus [Sampson & Drews 1941: 168-169]

Biology:  Puparia large & broadly ovate;  cuticle from pale to dark; margin with a waxy fringe;  dorsum & venter flat.

Distribution:  New World species.

Taxonomy:   Margin. Dentate. Dorsum.  Subdorsal suture (furrow) present. Submargin with the dorsal surface ornamented with ridges & furrows, or sculptured; a complete subdorsal fold present (joined below the vasiform orifice). Vasiform orifice subcircular to chordate; operculum covering most of the orifice obscuring lingula; lingula spatulate and extends to posterior margin of orifice. Chaetotaxy. Cepahlothoracic setae present on the cephalon, mesothorax, and metathorax; A1 setae pair absent and A8 setae present. Pores. Disc pores without associated porettes; Dorsal disk partially ornamented with imbrications, furrows, spinules or other sculptured shapes; with associated porettes; eyespots present or absent. Venter. Thoracic tracheal folds evident  terminating into a modified dentate comb; tracheal pore areas absent;  caudal furrow absent or weakly present.

Natural Enemies:  See species list below.

Similar genera: Sampson and Drews (1941) stated that Paraleurolobus was related to, but differed from Aleurolobus Quaintance and Baker (1914) in having the subdorsal fold complete (joined below the vasiform orifice).   In keys to genera, Sampson  (1943, 1947) placed Paraleurolobus Hempel and Asialeyrodes Corbett (1935) in the same couplets thus indicating a similarity between them wherein the cuticle of the former is dark brown and the latter is pale to light. 

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Paraleurolobus chamaedoreae Russell

Nomenclature:

Paraleurolobus imbricatus 

Distribution [Martin 2005: 45]: Neotropical: Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua

Host: Arecaceae: Chamaedorea sp.;Moraceae:  indet leaf

NOTE: differs from P. imbricatus in its smaller size, dark color, different ornamentation of the dorsum, presence of eye spots, distribution of pores and characteristics of the vasiform orifice .

Paraleurolobus imbricatus Sampson & Drews

Nomenclature:

Paraleurolobus imbricatus Sampson & Drews 1941: 169

Distribution  [Sampson & Drews 1941: 169]: Nearctic: Mexico; USA (FL)

Host:  Indet [Sampson & Drews 1941: 169]; Arecaceae:  Chamaedorea sp.