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A new invasive weed-feeding species of Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) Kieffer from South Africa (Diptera: Chironomidae, Chironominae)

dc.contributor.authorAndersen, Trond
dc.contributor.authorBello Gonzalez, Orestes C.
dc.contributor.authorBaars, Jan-Robert
dc.contributor.authorEarle, William
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-07T10:53:42Z
dc.date.available2016-03-07T10:53:42Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-19
dc.PublishedZootaxa 2015, 4000:559-570eng
dc.identifier.issn1175-5334
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/11453
dc.description.abstractPolypedilum (Pentapedilum) tuburcinatum Andersen et Bello González sp. n. is described and figured as male, female, pupa and larva based on material collected in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa, imported into quarantine in Ireland and reared in the laboratory. The species feeds on the aquatic weed Lagarosiphon major (Ridl.) Moss ex Wager and is regarded as a promising candidate agent for biological control of this invasive weeden_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherMagnolia Presseng
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/eng
dc.subjectChironomidaeeng
dc.subjectPolypedilumeng
dc.subjectPentapedilumeng
dc.subjectnew specieseng
dc.subjectLagarosiphon majoreng
dc.subjectSouth Africaeng
dc.subjectAfrotropical regioneng
dc.subjectalien invasive weedeng
dc.titleA new invasive weed-feeding species of Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) Kieffer from South Africa (Diptera: Chironomidae, Chironominae)eng
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.date.updated2015-12-30T17:06:57Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2016 Magnolia Presseng
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4000.5.5
dc.identifier.cristin1258697


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