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The biology of Pipunculus semifumosus (Kowarz) (Diptera: Pipunculidae), a parasite of Delphacididae (Homoptera), with observations on the effects of parasitism on the host

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

G. H. L. Rothschild
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Applied Entomology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, S.W.7*

Extract

1. Pipunculus semifumosus (Kowarz) is an internal parasite of a number of common British Delphacidae. The life cycle and immature stages of the parasite are described.

2. The external and internal effects of parasitism on the delphacid host are described. Reductions in size and genital aberrations are related to the stage at which the host is attacked, and are most marked in female delphacids.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1964

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