Title of article
Hemipteroseius vikrami Menon: a junior synonym of H. indicus (Krantz & Khot) (Acari: Otopheidomenidae) with comments on the sigilla of the dorsal shield
Author/Authors
Prasad, Vikram No Affiliation
Pages
18
From page
143
To page
160
Abstract
Hemipteroseius vikrami Menon, 2011 (Acari: Otopheidomenidae: Treatinae) has been considered a junior synonym of Hemipteroseius indicus (Krantz & Khot, 1962). Both species were described from India from the red cotton bugs Dysdercus koenigii (F.) and Dysdercus cingulatus (F.), the latter is widely distributed in India and some other countries. The sigilla of the podonotum and opisthonotum are also described for the first time in this mite.
Keywords
Otopheidomenidae , Pyrrhocoridae , red cotton bugs , sigilla , Treatiinae
Journal title
Persian Journal of Acarology
Serial Year
2017
Record number
2527606
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