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Catalog of the adelgids of the world (Hemiptera, Adelgidae)
Colin Favret1, Nathan P Havill2, Gary L Miller3
1University of Montreal, Biodiversity Centre, 4101 rue Sherbrooke est, Montreal, Quebec, H1X 2B2 Canada.
Abstract:
A taxonomic and nomenclatural Catalogue of the adelgids (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) is presented. Six family-group names are listed, five being synonyms of Adelgidae. Twenty-two genus-group names, of which nine are subjectively valid and in use, are presented with their type species, etymology, and grammatical gender. One hundred and six species-group names are listed, of which 70 are considered subjectively valid.
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