New Aleyrodidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodomorpha) from Eocene Baltic amber

Abstract

New Aleyrodidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodomorpha) from Eocene Baltic amber A new genus and species of whitefly from Eocene Baltic amber is described. Paernis gregorius gen. et sp. n. is placed in the subfamily Aleurodicinae. Other findings of Aleyrodidae including ‘Aleyrodes’ aculeatus Menge, 1856 from Baltic amber are discussed.