Four related species of root mealybugs of the genus rhizoecus from east and southeast Asia of importance at quarantine inspection (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1391-1403

  Williams, D J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

East and southeast asia; Key to species; Pseudococcidae; Quarantine inspection; R. carolinensis beardsley; R. hibisci kawai and takagi; R. saintpauliae williams; Rhizoecus bacorumsp. nov; Root mealybugs

Indexed keywords

HORTICULTURAL PEST; INTRODUCED INSECT; ROOT MEALYBUG;

ASIA, (EAST); ASIA, (SOUTHEAST); JAPAN; MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF; SRI LANKA; USA, HAWAII;

HOMOPTERA; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; RHIZOECUS BACORUM; RHIZOECUS CAROLINENSIS; RHIZOECUS HIBISCI; RHIZOECUS SAINTPAULIAE;

EID: 0029660892     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939600771291     Document Type: Article

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