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Sukunahikona Popei sp.n. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) feeding on scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) infesting coconut palm in Gujarat, India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

T. G. Vazirani
T. G. Vazirani
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, ℅ British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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Abstract

Coccinellids reported to be feeding on the diaspidid Chrysomphalus aonidum (L.) infesting coconut palms in Gujarat, India, were found to belong to an undescribed species. This is described here as Sukunahi-kona popei sp.n. and is compared with other species of the genus. A key to the species is given. This is the first record of the tribe Sukunahikoni in India.

Type
Research Paper
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , March 1982 , pp. 29 - 32
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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