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Cotton Stainers (Dysdercus spp.) In the West Indies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

E. McC. Callan
Affiliation:
Entomology Department, Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad, B.W.I.

Extract

There has been much confusion in the taxonomy of the species of Dysdercus in the Caribbean area, and this contribution is an attempt to straighten out the nomenclature and synonymy for future workers on these important pests, until such time as a complete revision of the Neotropical Dysdercus can be attempted.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1947

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