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A New Species of Plagiognathus from Alfalfa in Western Canada (Hemiptera: Miridae)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. C. Arrand
J. C. Arrand
Affiliation:
Entomology Section, Canada Department of Agriculture Research Laboratory, Saskatoon, Sask.
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A species of Plagiognathus Fieber damaging alfalfa in Western Canada has been variously reported as Plagiognathus obscurus Uhler, Plagiognathus obscurus fraternus Uhler, or Plagiognathus sp., (Arnason et al., 1948, 1951; Handford and Neilson, 1950, 1951; McMahon et al., 1949, 1950; McMahon 1950 a and b; McDonald et al., 1952-1955).

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 90 , Issue 8 , August 1958 , pp. 497 - 500
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1958

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