Cuticular hydrocarbons discriminate cryptic Macrolophus species (Hemiptera: Miridae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 624-631

  Gemeno, C ^a   Laserna, N ^a   Riba, M ^a   Valls, J ^b   Castane C ^c   Alomar, O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c IRTA Entomology   (Spain)

Author keywords

biological control; cuticular hydrocarbons; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYPSIS; FIELD SURVEY; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; MALE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

HEMIPTERA; MACROLOPHUS; MACROLOPHUS MELANOTOMA; MACROLOPHUS PYGMAEUS; MIRIDAE;

EID: 84869399656     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485312000193     Document Type: Article

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