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A new species of Tenuipalpus (Acarina, Tenuipalpidae) from West Pakistan, with notes on its biology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

S. K. Kazimi
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control (Pakistan Station), Murree Road, P.O. Box 8, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Extract

Descriptions are given of the immature and adult stages of Tenuipalpus ghanii sp. n., and the characters distinguishing this species from T. punicae Pritchard & Baker and T. granati Sayed are listed. In West Pakistan the preferred host-plant is Pyrus communis. T. ghanii overwinters in the adult stage; it reproduces parthenogenetically and populations of all stages reach their peak in June or July. Of the four predators recorded, Exothorhis sp. (Eupalopsellidae) was the most abundant but was restricted to Pyrus communis.

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Research Paper
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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