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A new species of Corioxenos (Stylopoidea) parasitizing Antestiopsis cruciata (F.) (Homoptera, Pentatomidae) in India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Hemlata Baliga
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, Indian Station, Bangalore, India

Extract

An account is given of Corioxenos raoi, a new Stylopoid species that parasitizes Antestiopsis cruciata (F.) (Pentatomidae), a pest of jasmine in South India. The new species is distinguished from Corioxenos antestiae Blair, the only other known representative of the genus.

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Research Paper
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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