Aleuroplatus perseaphagus Martin, Franquinho Aguiar & Pita 1996

on Apollonias, Ocotea, Persea

parasite

Puparia shining black, oval, 0.5-0.7 mm. Mature specimens with a narrow
marginal fringe of dense white wax.

host plants

Lauraceae, oligophagous

Apollonias barbujana; Ocotea foetens; Persea americana.

distribution within Europe

Madeira.

notes

South American species.

references

Martin, Franquinho Aguiar & Pita (1996a).