taxonID	type	description	language	source
B27FC45875CB5D8887FEDAA8A94A78B3.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Aleurolobus is recognized by having the submargin separated from the dorsal disc by a prominent furrow, the presence of eye spots, and the abdominal segment VIII forming a trilobed figure anterolateral to the vasiform orifice. The key characteristics that distinguish the new species from other Aleurolobus species is that it has a very wide submarginal region and lacks dorsal setae except the 8 th segment abdominal. Puparium black, circular, surrounded by a fringe of transparent shiny white wax and some wax deposition on the dorsum of the thoracic and abdominal segments, as well as along the thoracic tracheal folds (Figs 5 - 7, 9). The submargin is very wide and flattened and is separated from the dorsal disk by an uninterrupted submarginal furrow which extends around the entire body (Figs 5, 6, 9, 13, 16). An elongate, rectangular area with many minute tubercles extends from the tracheal opening approximately halfway to the submarginal furrow (Figs 10, 13, 16). The submargin in some specimens has 85 - 89 lanceolate setae present on each side, arranged in three rows (Figs 13, 15). The longitudinal molting suture and transverse molting suture both reach the submargin (Figs 9, 13, 16). The vasiform orifice is triangular, slightly longer than wide, lateral margins are rounded, with the basal ends curved to meet the basal margin; operculum triangular, almost covering the orifice and obscuring the lingual (Figs 11, 15, 18). Anterior and posterior marginal setae are absent. Caudal and dorsal setae, other than those in the submarginal region, are absent. The eighth abdominal segment setae is present (Fig. 11). Thoracic and caudal furrows are discernible (Figs 10, 12, 14, 15).	en	Lin, Qing-Song, Lu, Lin-Qian, Wang, Ji-Rui (2023): A new species of Aleurolobus Quaintance & Baker, 1914 (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) from China infesting Murraya exotica L. ZooKeys 1152: 1-8, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1152.96447, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1152.96447
B27FC45875CB5D8887FEDAA8A94A78B3.taxon	description	Description. Puparium black, large, 1.762 - 1.829 mm long, 1.725 - 1.833 mm wide, circular and nearly flat: the length-width ratio close to 1: 1. Pupal margin surrounded by a fringe of transparent, shiny, white wax with some wax deposition on the dorsum of the thorax and abdominal segments, as well as along the thoracic tracheal fold (Figs 5 - 7, 9). Margin (Figs 10, 14, 17) crenulate, with eight or nine crenulations in 0.1 mm, each one with an apical notch. Anterior and posterior marginal setae are absent. Dorsum: submargin broad and flat, separated from the dorsal disc by an uninterrupted submarginal furrow which extends around the entire body and with 85 - 89 submarginal, lanceolate setae present each side arranged in three rows (Figs 13, 15). An elongate, rectangular area with many minute tubercles extends from the tracheal opening approximately halfway to the submarginal furrow (Figs 10, 13, 16). The longitudinal molting suture and transverse molting suture both reach the submargin (Figs 13, 16). Thoracic and abdominal segment sutures are well defined; length of abdominal segments as measured along the midline as follows: abdominal segment I ~ 77.1 µm; abdominal segment II ~ 68.9 µm; abdominal segments III-V each ~ 81.2 µm; abdominal segment VI ~ 70.2 µm; and abdominal segment VII ~ 38.5 µm. Some small pores are present on dorsum. Vasiform orifice (Figs 11, 15, 18) triangular, slightly longer than wide, 78.8 µm long, 69.9 µm wide; operculum triangular, 58.4 µm long, 55.4 µm wide, almost covering the orifice and obscuring the lingual. Vasiform orifice set anterior to the caudal end of the puparium by nearly four times its length. Caudal furrow 304.5 µm long. A pair of eighth abdominal setae present, ~ 10.0 µm, near the anterolateral margin of the vasiform orifice (Fig. 11). Venter: thoracic and caudal tracheal folds discernible (Fig. 16). Ventral abdominal setae absent.	en	Lin, Qing-Song, Lu, Lin-Qian, Wang, Ji-Rui (2023): A new species of Aleurolobus Quaintance & Baker, 1914 (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) from China infesting Murraya exotica L. ZooKeys 1152: 1-8, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1152.96447, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1152.96447
B27FC45875CB5D8887FEDAA8A94A78B3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guizhou).	en	Lin, Qing-Song, Lu, Lin-Qian, Wang, Ji-Rui (2023): A new species of Aleurolobus Quaintance & Baker, 1914 (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) from China infesting Murraya exotica L. ZooKeys 1152: 1-8, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1152.96447, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1152.96447
B27FC45875CB5D8887FEDAA8A94A78B3.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Three to five specimens were found per leaf (Figs 1, 3, 4), distributed on both sides of leaves, but especially on the upper side. This new species coexists with Dialeuropora murrayae (Fig. 2). The puparium is covered by a thin layer of white wax, with highly characteristic secretions in the form of a broad, laterally directed, white fringe on each side of the body, 0.21 - 0.23 mm long (Figs 5, 6, 9). Some puparia were found infected with an entomopathogenic fungus (Figs 1, 8). Results of a polygenic sequencing analysis (ITS, tef 1 - α, SSU, LSU, RPB 1, and RPB 2; 100 % similar to those in NCBI database respectively) identified the fungus as Aschersonia placenta Berk (Hypocreales, Clavicipitaceae), a highly effective pathogen of whitefly and scale insects (Wei et al. 2016). Murraya exotica is an important medicinal plant, and the research and development of this fungal preparation may be helpful in reducing the damage of whitefly on this plant. The fungal specimen (No. ZHA-ZNL 01) and its isolated strain (No. GZ-ZNL 01) are both preserved in the Herbarium of Guizhou Institute of Technology. No ants were observed attending the whitefly.	en	Lin, Qing-Song, Lu, Lin-Qian, Wang, Ji-Rui (2023): A new species of Aleurolobus Quaintance & Baker, 1914 (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) from China infesting Murraya exotica L. ZooKeys 1152: 1-8, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1152.96447, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1152.96447
B27FC45875CB5D8887FEDAA8A94A78B3.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named for Rutaceae, the family of its host plant M. exotica. The specific epithet is a feminine genitive noun that does not change gender with respect to the genus.	en	Lin, Qing-Song, Lu, Lin-Qian, Wang, Ji-Rui (2023): A new species of Aleurolobus Quaintance & Baker, 1914 (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) from China infesting Murraya exotica L. ZooKeys 1152: 1-8, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1152.96447, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1152.96447
