Howardula dominicki n. sp. infesting the tobacco flea bettle in North Carolina.

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  • K D Elsey
چکیده

Howardula dominicki n. sp. is described from specimens collected from the tobacco flea beetle, Epitrix hirtipennis (Melsheimer), at Oxford, North Carolina , and is distinguished from other members of the genus . Parasitism by H. dominicki sterilized female flea beetles and often led to the death of larvae.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of nematology

دوره 9 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1977