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A new genus and species of encyrtid (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) parasitic on the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

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

Parapyrus manihoti gen. et sp. n., an encyrtid parasite of Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero in South America, is described from the adults of both sexes. The parasite is of potential use as a controlling agent of this mealybug in West and Central Africa where it is established as a pest of cassava.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , September 1984 , pp. 529 - 533
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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