Aleuropleurocelus, Drews & Sampson, 1956

Sanchez-Flores, Oscar Angel, Carapia-Ruiz, Vicente Emilio, Coronado-Blanco, Juana Maria & Ruíz-Cancino, Enrique, 2020, Description of Aleuropleurocelus sampsoni sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from Tamaulipas, Mexico, Florida Entomologist 103 (2), pp. 274-274 : 274-

Key to puparia of Aleuropleurocelus group ceanothi (puparia with transversal suture of the molt until the submarginal line).

1. One or 2 bands of dense wax on dorsum (1 thin band on subdorsum and 1 wide band on submedian area), big pores of double wall on dorsum.......................................................................................................... 2

1’. — Without such bands and pores...................................................................................... 3

2. (1) Two bands of dense wax on dorsum (1 thin band on subdorsum and 1 wide band on submedian area), big pores of double wall on dorsum...................................................................... Aleuropleurocelus ornatus Drews and Sampson

2’. — One band of dense wax on dorsum (1 thin band on subdorsum and 1 wide band on submedian area), big pores of double wall on dorsum.................................................... Aleuropleurocelus sampsoni Sánchez Flores and Carapia-Ruiz sp. nov.

3. (1) No evident tubercles on dorsal surface and on submarginal area, only with diminutive tubercles near the abdominal depressions not well or not defined.................................................................................................... 4

3’.— Evident tubercles on dorsal surface and on submarginal area, only with diminutive tubercles near the abdominal depressions not well defined.......................................................................................................... 5

4. (3) Diminutive tubercles near the abdominal depressions not defined................... Aleuropleurocelus laingi Drews and Sampson

4’.— Diminutive tubercles near the abdominal depressions well defined............ Aleuropleurocelus coachellensis Drews and Sampson

5. (3) Dense tubercles over all the submarginal band arranged or not in bands, subdorsum with transversal bands of tubercles in form of parentheses........................................................................................................ 6

5’.— Submarginal area with small tubercles mainly on the half near to the marginal teeth, the half near the submarginal line with folds or semitransversal lines, subdorsum with transversal bands of tubercles in form of parentheses...... Aleuropleurocelus sierrae Sampson

6. (5) Submedian area with tubercles basically on the anterior part of the abdominal segments; submarginal area with dense tubercles arranged in wide bands of approximately 5 tubercles. Transversal suture of the molt straight, with no posterior deviation on the submedian zone................................................................... Aleuropleurocelus granulata Sampson and Drews

6.— Submedian area with tubercles on the anterior and posterior part of the abdominal segments; submarginal area with dense tubercles without arranged in bands. Transversal suture of the molt straight, with posterior deviation from the longitudinal suture of the molt approximately 20 degrees in the submedian zone........................................... Aleuropleurocelus ceanothi Sampson