Morphology and biology of a phytophagous ladybird beetle, Epilachna pusillanima (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) newly recorded on Ishigaki Island, the Ryukyus

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 189-194

  Nakano, Susumu ^a   Katakura, Haruo ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA SHUDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epilachna boisduvali; Epilachna pusillanima; Ryukyus; Trichosanthes spp.

Indexed keywords

BRACTEATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; EPILACHNA BOISDUVALI; EPILACHNA PUSILLANIMA; TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES SP.;

EID: 0033241050     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.34.189     Document Type: Article

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