Gephyraulus mangiferae (Felt), n. comb. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae): A mango pest from India newly recorded from the Western Hemisphere

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 930-937

  Gagné, Raymond J ^a   Etienne, Jean ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cecidomyiidae; Diptera; Gall midges; Guadeloupe; Mango pest

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; CECIDOMYIIDAE; DASINEURA; DIPTERA; INSECTA; MANGIFERA INDICA; PROCONTARINIA MANGIFERAE; PROCYSTIPHORA;

EID: 33750467977     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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