Species Pealius cryptus Martin, 1999

Museums

Regional Maps

• Pealius cryptus Martin, Jon 1999. The Whitefly Fauna of Australia (Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae). A taxonomic account and identification guide. Technical Paper No. 38. Canberra : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 38 pp. 1-197. [92].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC puparium slide, NT, Nawurlandja, 25 km S of Jabiru.
  Paratype(s) ANIC puparia (same data as holotype. total paratypes = 23 x puparia slides, numerous puparia on dry leaves), NT, Nawurlandja, 25 km S of Jabiru; BMNH puparia (same data as holotype. total paratypes = 23 x puparia slides, numerous puparia on dry leaves), NT, Nawurlandja, 25 km S of Jabiru.

  Type host:

   Ficus platypodia (Miq.) A.Cunn. ex Miq. [MORACEAE]

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Ecological Descriptors

Adults: sap-feeder (associated flora: Ficus platypoda (Miq.) A.Cunn. ex Miq. [MORACEAE] Rock Fig).

Nymphs: sap-feeder (associated flora: Ficus platypoda (Miq.) A.Cunn. ex Miq. [MORACEAE] Rock Fig).

History of changes