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Copidosoma graminis sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a polyembryonic parasitoid of armyworms (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. S. Noyes
J. S. Noyes
Affiliation:
British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
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Abstract

Copidosoma graminis sp. n., a polyembryonic encyrtid parasitoid of armyworm pests of gramineous crops and pasture in Australia, is described and compared with related species. The parasitoid plays an important role in the natural control of these pests in Australia.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 79 , Issue 3 , September 1989 , pp. 367 - 371
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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