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FOUR NEW SPECIES OF BOLTERIA, WITH A KEY TO NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES AND A NOTE ON THE SPECIES FOUND IN CANADA (HETEROPTERA: MIRIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Leonard A. Kelton
Leonard A. Kelton
Affiliation:
Entomology Research Institute, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa
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Abstract

Four new species of Bolteria Uhler are described: atricornis from New Mexico, scutata and scutellata from California, and mexicana from Mexico. Adults and male genitalia are illustrated as well as those of luteifrons Knight and arizonae Knight, and host information is given. Relationships to other species in the genus are discussed and a key is provided. Bolteria luteifrons Knight is reported from Canada.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 104 , Issue 5 , May 1972 , pp. 627 - 640
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1972

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