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Descriptions of two new species of Aethognathus Silvestri (Hym., Encyrtidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

B. R. Subba Rao
B. R. Subba Rao
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, ℅ British Museum (Nat. Hist.), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
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Two species, Aethognathus unicolor and A. bicolor, are described as new. The four known species of Aethognathus are parasitic on Stictococcus and Saissetia spp. in Africa. A key to the species and a host-parasite list are provided.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 62 , Issue 3 , February 1973 , pp. 443 - 447
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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