Aleuroclava pearlis
Abstract
Aleuroclava pearlis (Pushpa & Sundararaj, 2010) Figs 9, 10 Minutaleyrodes pearlis Pushpa & Sundararaj, 2010: 47–48. Aleuroclava pearlis (Pushpa & Sundararaj); Dubey 2020 a: 327. Host plant. Myrtaceae: Syzygium sp. (Pushpa and Sundararaj 2010), Syzygium malaccense. Distribution. China (Hong Kong, Yunnan); India (Pushpa and Sundararaj 2010). Material examined. China • Yunnan, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, 21°53'26"N, 101°16'14"E, alt. 534 m, 2 puparia on 2 slides, 29.vii.2023, leg. Qing-Song Lin, Lin-Qian Lu & Xiao Zhang, on Syzygium malaccense, deposited in ZAFU. China, Hong Kong, 5 puparia on 1 slide, 26.x.1990, leg. JH Martin, on Syzygium hancei, deposited in NHMUK. Remarks. After examining the specimens at NHMUK, the “ Aleuroclava, undetermined sp. 2 ”, which has not been identified in Hong Kong (Martin and Lau 2011), also belongs to this species.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Research on scale insects
Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
Hemiptera Insect Studies
Publication details
- Publication date
- 5 March 2026
- Language
- EN