New species of Rhinoleucophenga, a potential predator of pineapple mealybugs Nova espécie de Rhinoleucophenga, potencial predadora da cochonilha-do-abacaxizeiro

New species of Rhinoleucophenga, a potential predator of pineapple mealybugs Nova espécie de Rhinoleucophenga, potencial predadora da cochonilha-do-abacaxizeiro

The objective of this work was to describe a new species of Rhinoleucophenga (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Rhinoleucophenga capixabensis sp. nov. is described based on specimens collected from pineapple (Ananas comosus var. comosus) infested with Dysmicoccus brevipes (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in the s...

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Main Authors: Mark Paul Culik, José Aires Ventura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2009-04-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
Subjects:
Diptera
Drosophilidae
controle biológico
manejo integrado de pragas
inimigo natural
predador
biological control
integrated pest management
natural enemy
predator
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2009000400013

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