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The mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) of Egypt

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  • 1. /PPQ c/o Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA/ARS/BARC-West, Beltsville, MD Gregory.A.Evans@usda.gov
  • 2. Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

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Evans, Gregory A., Abd-Rabou, Shaaban (2023): The mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) of Egypt. Insecta Mundi 2023 (999): 1-83, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10832115

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