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The bionomics of Psectrosema spp. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) reared from galls on Tamarix spp. in Pakistan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

R. Habib
Affiliation:
Pakistan Station, Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, P.O. Box 8, Murree Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Abstract

The galls induced on Tamarix spp. in Pakistan by six species of Psectrosema are described, and the known host ranges and geographical distributions of these species are given, together with information on seasonal biology and adult behaviour based on field surveys and laboratory observations. Parasitic Hymenoptera and other insects associated with the galls are listed.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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