Genus:   Pseudosynaleurodicus Gillespie

Nomenclature :

Pseudosynaleurodicus Type-species Pseudosynaleurodicus nigrimarginatus Gillespie

Biology [Gillespie 2006]:  Pupal case large and usually pale; covered with white wax. Likely to be limited to proteaceae.

Distribution: Australia [Gillespie 2006]:  .

Taxonomy [Gillespie 2006]: 

Compound and simple pores completely absent except for a marginal row of pores. Margin appears weakly finely crenulate.

Cephalothoracic, A₁ and A₈ setal pairs present. Moulting sutures present. Terminal claw on each leg present or replaced by a pad/collar with a subapical setae (instead of a claw).  

Vasiform orifice circular to D” shaped. Lingula is exserted (glossary definition) with on pair of long setae and the second pair absent or present.

Separate the two species by host:

1. Occurs on Banksias spp. ……………………………………………. P. mayoi Gillespie

1’ Occurs on Macadamia ………………………………………………. P. nigrimarginatus Gillespie

Separate the two species by characters:

1. One pair of lingula setae present; .terminal claw hard to see, .replaced by emarginated bulla (terminal bump) ……………………………………………………………..…………………. P. mayoi Gillespie

1’ Two pairs of lingula setae present with one very long and one very short and hard to see; terminal claw

Present ……………………………………………………………………. P. nigrimarginatus Gillespie

Similar genera: Differs 1) from Dialeurodicus in shape and having an exserted lingula and, 2) from Stenaleyrodes which has an elongated shape, and 3) from Synaleurodicus  by having moulting sutures and lacking agglomerate pores. 

Pseudosynaleurodicus mayoi Gillespie

NOMENCLATURE  :

Pseudosynaleurodicus mayoi Gillespie 2008.

DISTRIBUTION:  Australasian:  Australia [Gillespie 2008].

HOST: Proteaceae:   Banksia petiolaris [Gillespie 2008].

Pseudosynaleurodicus nigrimarginatus Gillespie

NOMENCLATURE  :

Pseudosynaleurodicus nigrimarginatus Gillespie 2008.

DISTRIBUTION:  Australasian:  Australia [Gillespie 2008].

HOST: Proteaceae:   Macadamia ternifolia [Gillespie 2008].