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A Note on the Parasitisation of the Oöthecae of Periplaneta americana (L.) by the Chalcid, Syntomosphyrum glossinae Wtstn.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

T. A. M. Nash
Affiliation:
Chief Entomologist, West African Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research.

Extract

Syntomosphyrum glossinae Wtstn., a Chalcid parasite of the pupae of tsetse flies in East and West Africa, is recorded parasitising the oöthecae of Periplaneta americana (L.) at the West African Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research, Kaduna, Northern Nigeria.

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Original Articles
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1955

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