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A review of Mangocellus (Heteroptera: Miridae) with five new species from West Africa
Author(s) -
AKINBOHUNGBE A.E.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1983.tb00481.x
Subject(s) - miridae , heteroptera , biology , genus , zoology , hemiptera , ecology
. The isometopine genus, Magnocellus Smith is reviewed. Two species‐groups are recognized and keys to the eleven included species are provided. Five new species are described: slaten (Ghana), confusus (Nigeria), tibialis (Nigeria and Ghana), deeming (Nigeria) and fulvus (Nigeria). Three species, ghanaiensis Smith, scutellaris Linnavuori and wacriensis Smith, are redescribed.