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Preliminary Results of a Serological Examination of Some Scolytidae and Curculionidae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. B. Thomas  and
J. Krywienczyk
J. B. Thomas
Affiliation:
Forest Research Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
J. Krywienczyk
Affiliation:
Insect Pathology Research Institute, Sault Ste, Marie, Ontario
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Abstract

The serological relationships of the larvae of a number of species of bark beetles and weevils were examined. There appeared to be no clear serological separation between the two families as represented by the test species. However, certain relationships indicated in this preliminary study suggest that more extensive testing might be useful in evaluating the current constitution of the families Curculionidae and Scolytidae. In the meantime, it is anticipated that this technique can be useful in several discrete taxonomic problems now being investigated in the family Scolytidae.

Résumé

Les auteurs ont fait une étude provisoire des caractères sérologiques de larves de plusieurs espèces de scolytes et de charançons mais ils n’ont rien trouvé qui put nettement différencier les deux familles. Par contre, des études plus poussées de certains caractères donneront peut-être de bons résultats. Entretemps, on peut prévoir que la technique décrite par les auteurs sera utile aux scientistes qui tenteront de résoudre plusieurs problèmes taxonomiques bien distincts concernant la famille des Scolytidées.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 98 , Issue 10 , October 1966 , pp. 1094 - 1099
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1966

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