Homichloda barkeri (jacoby) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae), a candidate agent for the biocontrol of prickly acacia, acacia nilotica (Mimosaceae) in Australia

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 935-964

  Cox, M L ^a  

^a An Institute of CAB International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acacia nilotica; Alticinae; Biocontrol; Chrysomelidae; Coleoptera; Eggs; Homichloda; Larva; New combinations; New species; Pupa; Queensland; Taxonomy; Weiseana

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA NILOTICA; ALTICINI; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FABACEAE; HOMICHLODA; HOMICHLODA BARKERI; INSECTA; ALTICINAE; MIMOSACEAE;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; PRICKLY ACACIA; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030613429     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939700770461     Document Type: Article

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