The genus Comperiella howard (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Southern Africa: Parasitoids of armoured scale insects (Homoptera: Diaspididae)

African Entomology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-160

  Prinsloo, G L ^a  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Comperiella; Encyrtidae; Hymenoptera; southern Africa

Indexed keywords

COMPERIELLA; COMPERIELLA BIFASCIATA; COMPERIELLA HOWARD; DIASPIDIDAE; ENCYRTIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030449137     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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