A new soldier-producing aphid species, Pseudoregma baenzigeri, sp. nov., from northern Thailand

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Aoki, Shigeyuki ^a   Kurosu, Utako ^b   Sirikajornjaru, Warunee ^c  

^a RISSHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MAEJO UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aphididae; Bamboo; Bionomics; Cerataphidini; Dendrocalamus; Hormaphidinae

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; CERATAPHIDINI; DENDROCALAMUS; DIDEOIDES; EUPEODES; HORMAPHIDIDAE; PSEUDOREGMA; PYRALIDAE; RODENTIA; SYRPHIDAE;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POACEAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; PLANT SHOOTS; POACEAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THAILAND;

EID: 34250309184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.007.3801     Document Type: Article

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