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A new mind (Heteroptera) pest of cashew in northern Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

G.M. Stonedahl ,
M.B. Malipatil  and
W. Houston
G.M. Stonedahl*
Affiliation:
International Institute of Entomology, London, UK
M.B. Malipatil
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture Victoria, Australia
W. Houston
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Central Queensland University, Australia
*
Dr. G. Stonedahi, International Institute of Entomology, 56 Queen's Gate, London, SW7 5JR, UK.
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Abstract

Helopeltis pernicialis, a new species of bryocorine Miridae, is described from northern Australia, where it has become established as a serious pest of cultivated cashews, Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae). Information on the biology and pest status of the bug is provided from studies conducted near Darwin, Northern Territory.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 85 , Issue 2 , June 1995 , pp. 275 - 278
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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