Overview

This catalogue of the scale insect family Margarodidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) includes data on 442 species and subspecies that are placed among 77 genera. The family Margarodidae includes some destructive pests of agricultural crops such as citrus, coconut, grapevine, mango, oil palm, deciduous fruit trees, forest trees and ornamentals. On the other hand, several margarodid species are beneficial insects, as they produce components of economic importance. This book is a synthesis and catalogue of all the information published on these genera, species and subspecies worldwide from 1758 to December 2003, plus several works published in 2004. Data are provided on their correct scientific names, taxonomy, common names, synonyms, host plants, distribution, natural enemies, biology, economic importance and published references.

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Author:   Yair Ben-Dov
Publisher:   Intercept Ltd
Imprint:   Intercept Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.80cm
ISBN:  

9781845850005

ISBN 10:   1845850009
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   January 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Dedication. Abstract. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Suprageneric classification within the family. Margarodid statistics. Fossil Margarodidae. Economic importance. Zoogeographical consideration. Catalogue format. Cutoff date. Languages. Transferred taxa. Citation codes. Species catalogues. Genus catalogue. References. Indices. Catalogue of genera and species. Subfamily Coelostomidiinae. Subfamily Margarodinae. Subfamily Matsucoccinae. Subfamily Monophlebinae. Subfamily Steingeliinae. Subfamily Xylococcinae. Taxa removed from family. References. Index to genera. Index to species.

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YAIR BEN-DOV is a Senior Research Entomologist at the Department of Entomology, Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel. His research at Bet Dagan involves studies on systematics, biology and ecology of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea), with special emphasis on the Mediterranean fauna. He has an M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Entomology from the Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Dr. Ben-Dov is author and co-author of about 140 books and articles.

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