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Description of a new species ofCoccophagus(Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), parasitoid ofParatachardina lobata(Homoptera: Kerridae) from India

Mohammad Hayat

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A new species of the Coccophagus ochraceus-group, C. parlobatae, is described from material reared from Paratachardina lobata in India. This species is of potential use in the biocontrol of the lac scale which invaded from India into south Florida (U.S.A.).

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A new species of the Coccophagus ochraceus-group, C. parlobatae, is described from material reared from Paratachardina lobata in India. This species is of potential use in the biocontrol of the lac scale which invaded from India into south Florida (U.S.A.).

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A new species of the Coccophagus ochraceus-group, C. parlobatae, is described from material reared from Paratachardina lobata in India. This species is of potential use in the biocontrol of the lac scale which invaded from India into south Florida (U.S.A.).

Key concepts: Aphelinidae, Biology, Parasitoid, Homoptera, Hymenoptera, Lobata, Biological pest control, Botany

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