New host plant records of Fig Wax Scale Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from India
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چکیده
A survey for the host plants of Fig Wax Scale Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus, 1758) was conducted in Uttarakhand province, India. Among six new recorded during study, four are records C. rusci. global check list also prepared.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Threatened Taxa
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0974-7907', '0974-7893']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7419.14.2.20606-20614