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Description of a new platygastrid parasitoid Allotropa phenacocca (Hymenoptera) on Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

H.Y. Chen College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
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J.X. Liu College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Z.F. Xu College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 275-280 | Received 14 Apr 2011, Accepted 30 Jun 2011, Published online: 09 Feb 2012

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