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Observations on Cotton Stainers (Dysdercus) in the West Indies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

F. A. Squire
Affiliation:
Agricultural Advisory Department, Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad,

Extract

The following observations on cotton stainers were made in the Eastern Group of the West Indies, or Lesser Antilles, which extend from Trinidad to the Virgin Islands. Some idea of their size and geographical relationships will be obtained from fig. 1.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1939

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