Aleurodicus magnificus Costa Lima

(Figs 6, 73)

Aleurodicus magnificus 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.