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Observations on Cotton Stainers (Dysdercus) in the West Indies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

F. A. Squire
F. A. Squire
Affiliation:
Agricultural Advisory Department, Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad,
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Extract

The following observations on cotton stainers were made in the Eastern Group of the West Indies, or Lesser Antilles, which extend from Trinidad to the Virgin Islands. Some idea of their size and geographical relationships will be obtained from fig. 1.

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Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , November 1939 , pp. 289 - 292
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1939

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