Valid Names Results

Puto spath Powell & Miller, 2024 (Putoidae: Puto)

Nomenclatural History

• Puto spath Powell & Miller 2024: 317. Type data: GUATEMALA: taken in quarantine at New Orleans, Louisiana, on Spathiphyllum sp., 9/9/1976, by W. Stafford & B. Davis.. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes: GUATEMALA: taken in quarantine at New Orleans, Louisiana, IX-24-1976, on Spathiphyllum sp., leaf, B. Davis (1 ad. ♀, 2 third-instar ♀♀, 2 second-instar ♂♂ together on 1 slide) USNM, (1 ad. ♀, 1 third-instar ♀, 2 second-instar ♂♂ together on 1 slide) FSCA; taken in quarantine at Miami, Florida, X-20-1976, on Spathiphyllum sp., stem, F. Matthews (2 third-instar ♀♀, 2 second-instar ♂♂ together on 1 slide) USNM, (1 ad. ♀ on 1 slide) UCD Illustr.

Common Names

• peace lily giant mealybug PowellMi2024

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• PowellMi2024: pp.303-304 ( Adult (F) ) [New World Puto species]

Remarks

• Systematics: Puto spath differs from all other described species of Puto by having the following combination of character states: a single divided circulus; claw with a denticle; dorsal oral-rim type tubular ducts absent; oral-rim type tubular ducts associated with cerarii absent; two sizes of ventral multilocular disc-pores abundant; and larger multilocular disc-pores each with 9 outer loculi and a trilocular center present on the posterior abdominal segments. Puto spath is most similar to P. bicirculatus Gavrilov-Zimin, 2023 by having: (i) a divided circulus; (ii) dorsal oral-rim type tubular ducts absent; (iii) claw denticle present; (iv) oral-rim type tubular ducts in the cerarii absent; (v) ventral multilocular disc-pores widely distributed over the body; and (vi) tarsal and claw digitules enlarged/capitate. It differs from P. bicirculatus by having (P. bicirculatus character states are presented in parentheses): (i) rows of multilocular disc-pores 6 or 7 pores wide on the abdomen (1–2 pores wide); and (ii) well-developed ostioles with setae and trilocular pores on lips (ostioles poorly developed and invisible in paratype specimens). Puto spath is similar to P. lamottei by having: (i) a claw denticle; (ii) oral-rim type tubular ducts in the cerarii absent; and (iii) a divided circulus. It differs from P. lamottei by having (P. lamottei character states are presented in parentheses): (i) usually only a single divided circulus (a divided circulus on abdominal segment III and a single undivided circulus on abdominal segment IV); and (ii) many multilocular disc-pores in the medial areas of the head and thorax (no multilocular disc-pores in the medial area of the head and thorax, multilocular disc-pores restricted to around the spiracles and vulva). Puto spath is similar to P. lamottei by having: (i) a claw denticle; (ii) oral-rim type tubular ducts in the cerarii absent; and (iii) a divided circulus. It differs from P. lamottei by having (P. lamottei character states are presented in parentheses): (i) usually only a single divided circulus (a divided circulus on abdominal segment III and a single undivided circulus on abdominal segment IV); and (ii) many multilocular disc-pores in the medial areas of the head and thorax (no multilocular disc-pores in the medial area of the head and thorax, multilocular disc-pores restricted to around the spiracles and vulva).
• Structure: Slide-mounted adult female holotype 2.34 mm long, 1.27 mm wide; paratypes 2.66–3.98 mm long, 1.58–2.80 mm wide; body elongate oval. (Powell & Miller 2024)
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Powell & Miller (2024).

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