An analysis of the genus Aleyrodes Latreille (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae) in California, with three synonymies

Abstract

Based on the examination of an extensive series of specimens and available type material, three out of the six species of Aleyrodes Latreille (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae) described from California, A. diasemus Bemis, 1904, A. essigi Penny, 1922, and A. osmaroniae Sampson, 1945, are newly synonymized under A. spiraeoides Quaintance, 1900. The species of Aleyrodes reported from California are keyed and di¬agnosed based on characters from puparia and male genitalia, and character variability is documented and illustrated.

Resumen

Basado en el examen de una extensa serie de especímenes y material tipo disponible, tres de las seis especies de Aleyrodes Latreille (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae) descritas de California, A. diasemus Bemis, 1904, A. essigi Penny, 1922 y A. osmaroniae Sampson, 1945, son aquí sinonimizadas con A. spiraeoides Quaintance, 1900. Las especies de Aleyrodes registradas de California son incluidas en una clave y diagnosticadas basándose en caracteres de puparia y genitalia del macho, y la variabilidad de los caracteres es documentada e ilustrada.

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