A new subfamily, two new genera and three new species of Aclerdidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) from southern Africa, with a phylogenetic analysis of relationships

Systematic Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 469-517

  Hodgson, Chris J ^a   Millar, Ian M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS;

ACLERDA; ACLERDIDAE; COCCIDAE; COCCOIDEA; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036772482     PISSN: 03076970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3113.2002.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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