Crenidorsum aroidephagus Martin & Aguiar, 2001

Martin, Jon H., 2005, Whiteflies of Belize (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Part 2 - a review of the subfamily Aleyrodinae Westwood, Zootaxa 1098 (1), pp. 1-116 : 38

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1098.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5054372
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scientific name	Crenidorsum aroidephagus Martin & Aguiar
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Crenidorsum aroidephagus Martin & Aguiar View in CoL

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Crenidorsum aroidephagus Martin & Aguiar View in CoL , in Martin et al., 2001: 3–7 View Cited Treatment . Holotype, Madeira.

DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region: Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panamá; Palaearctic Region: Madeira, [ France, Germany —under glass]; Pacific Region: Fiji, Hawaii.

COMMENTS. In Belize, the highly cryptic, nonwaxy, puparia of this species occur sparsely under the leaves of its aroid hosts, and are difficult to find. However, in areas of new introduction larger populations are normal until brought under control. This species seems likely to extend its range still further, resulting from the popular trade in ornamental aroids (such as Monstera and Philodendron ), the Araceae being its only known host family at present.

References

Martin, J. H., Aguiar, A. M. F. & Baufeld, P. (2001) Crenidorsum aroidephagus Martin and Aguiar sp. nov. (Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae), a New World whitefly species now colonising cultivated Araceae in Europe, Macaronesia and the Pacific Region. Zootaxa, 4, 1 - 8.