Molecular identification of two closely related species of mealybugs of the genus Planococcus (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 525-532

  Rung, A ^a   Scheffer, S J ^a   Evans, G ^a   Miller, D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochrome oxidase I; Elongation factor 1 ; Planococcus; Pseudococcidae; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INSECT; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOLOGY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

HEMIPTERA; PLANOCOCCUS (INSECT); PLANOCOCCUS CITRI; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 44849139430     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2008)101[525:MIOTCR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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