Publication Date:
2024-01-12
Description:
CONTENTS\nIntroduction................... 3\nHistory.................... 4\nMaterial.................... 6\nMethods.................... 8\nTaxonomic morphology................ 9\nTaxonomy................... 14\nThe genus Dysdercus................ 18\nKey to the American species.............. 19\nThe Dysdercus mimus group............. 23\nThe Dysdercus jamaicensis group............ 42\nThe Dysdercus flavolimbatus group............ 60\nThe Dysdercus maurus group............. 93\nThe Dysdercus albofasciatus group............ 144\nThe Dysdercus fernaldi group............. 157\nInfrageneric relationships............... 170\nHost plants................... 183\nNatural enemies.................. 189\nColour patterns and mimicry.............. 192\nAppendix : External morphology of Dysdercus.......... 199\nLiterature................... 202\nIndex to the species; survey of type status and type locations.....214\nINTRODUCTION\nBugs of the genus Dysdercus are often serious pests of cotton. In piercing the bolls, they introduce micro-organisms which cause boll rot or a discolo-
Repository Name:
National Museum of Natural History, Netherlands
Type:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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application/pdf
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