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A New Species of Mecomma Fieber from Canada, with Reference to M. mimetica Carv. and South. and M. dispar (Boh.) in North America (Hemiptera: Miridae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Leonard A. Kelton
Leonard A. Kelton
Affiliation:
Entomology Research Institute, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture
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Carvalho and Southwood (1955) made a world revision of the Cyrtorhinus-Mecomma complex, and listed 11 species and three subspecies of Mecomma. Those reported from North America are: ambulans (Fall.), gilvipes (Stål), luctuosa (Prov.), luctuosa pacifica Carv. and South., antennata Van D., and mimetica Carv. and South.

In the present paper, Mecomma bradora, n.sp., is described from Quebec, and the distinguishing external and genitalic characters are given. Additional notes on the habits, morphology, and distribution of Mecomma mimetica are given, and the status of Mecomma dispar (Boheman) in North America is discussed.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 92 , Issue 8 , August 1960 , pp. 570 - 573
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1960

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