A synopsis of the subterranean mealybug genus Neochavesia Williams and Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae: Rhizoecinae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 38, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 2883-2899

  Williams, D J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acropyga ants; Female pupal instar; Guyana; Key to species; Mealybugs; Neochavesia; New species; Pseudococcidae

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

ACROPYGA; CIRCULUS; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; NEOCHAVESIA; NEOCHAVESIA CALDASIAE; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; XENOCOCCUS;

EID: 3042726979     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930310001657856     Document Type: Article

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