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Confirmatory Evidence of the Validity of the Species Pectinophora scutigera, Holdaway (Queensland Pink Bollworm), from a Study of the Genitalia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

F. G. Holdaway
F. G. Holdaway
Affiliation:
Entomologist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Canberra, F. C. T., Australia.
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A study of the genitalia of both sexes of the Queensland pink bollworm, Pectinophora scutigera, Holdaway, originally named from the immature stages, has confirmed the validity of the species. Details of a comparative study of the genitalia of this species and Pectinophora gossypiella, Saunders, are given and figured.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , August 1929 , pp. 179 - 185
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1929

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