Aleurodicus magnificus

John H. Martin, 2004, Whiteflies of Belize (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Part 1 — introduction and account of the subfamily Aleurodicinae Quaintance & Baker, Zootaxa 681, pp. 1-86 : 24

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.158856
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5659538
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scientific name	Aleurodicus magnificus
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Aleurodicus magnificus View in CoL Costa Lima

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Aleurodicus magnificus View in CoL Costa Lima, 1928: 129 –131. Syntypes, Brazil [examined].

DISTRIBUTION. Neotropical Region Belize, Brazil, Panamá.

COMMENTS. This species secretes an exceptionally dense, woolly tangle, with particularly coarse strands of secretion. Colonies often appear dirty, greyish. Most commonly, puparia are aligned along the undersides of leaf midribs, rather than in broader aggregations.