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Key to the common mealybugs (Homoptera; Coccoidea; Pseudococcidae) occurring in the Central Africa region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

K. Tata-Hangy  and
J. Den Hollander
K. Tata-Hangy
Affiliation:
School of Pure & Applied Biology, University of Wales, College of Cardiff, P. O. Box 915 Cardiff Cf1 3TL, United Kingdom
J. Den Hollander
Affiliation:
School of Pure & Applied Biology, University of Wales, College of Cardiff, P. O. Box 915 Cardiff Cf1 3TL, United Kingdom
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Abstract

This paper justifies the need for a single taxonomic work providing a key to the common mealybugs of tropical Africa, and provides such a key for identification of some adult mealybugs of Central Africa. If users find that their specimens do not fit into the key, then the specimens are probably other species and should be sent to an expert for identification.

Résumé

Cet article justifie le besoin d'un travail taxonomique simple fournissant une clé pour les cochenilles communes d'Afrique tropicale et offre une clé de ce type pour l'identification de quelque cochenilles d'Afrique centrale. Il indique que si les usagers trouvent que leurs spécimens ne s'accommodent pas à cette clé, alors ces dernieres appartiennent probablement à d'autres espèces et devraient donc être envoyés à un expert pour identification.

Keywords

identificationkeymealybugstaxonomyCentral AfricaidentificationclécochenillestaxonomieAfrique centrale
Type
Research Articles
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , June 1995 , pp. 151 - 157
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1995

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