Variability in forewing venation patterns and genital shapes among four populations of Rice Black Bugs, Scotinophara coarctata (Fabricius) from Mindanao, Philippines

Variability in forewing venation patterns and genital shapes among four populations of Rice Black Bugs, Scotinophara coarctata (Fabricius) from Mindanao, Philippines

Rice Black Bugs are small, cryptic, and highly invasive pest species attacking all growth stages of rice plant. This pest is extremely variable in morphology resulting to problems in its taxonomy. The present study reports on variability in wing venation pattern and genital plates among four populat...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology Vol. 33, no. 1 (Jul. 2011), 123
Main Author: Torres, Mark Anthony J.
Other Authors: Yañez, Geoffrey Reuel Q., Mahinay, Chistine Lovelle A., Ong, Gerald Manuel P., Esencia, Jay Ar O., Martinez, Joey Genevieve T., Tabugo, Sharon Rose M., Adamat, Liza A., Manting, Muhmin Michael E., Joshi, Ravindra C., Barrion, Alberto T., Sebastian, Leocadio S., Demayo, Cesar G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Rice bug
Rice disease and pest resistance