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Acerophagus artelles sp. nov. (Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea Encyrtidae), a biocontrol agent of Dysmicoccus grassii (Leonardi) (Hemiptera Coccoidea Pseudococcidae) on banana in the Canary Islands (Spain)

Emilio Guerrieri Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Università 133, 80055, Portici, (NA), Italy; Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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John S. Noyes Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD, London, UK
Pages 29-34 | Received 01 Mar 2010, Accepted 15 Jun 2010, Published online: 14 Dec 2010

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