Two New Species of Homotrixa Villeneuve (Diptera: Tachinidae: Ormiini) from Southwestern Australia, with Data on Biology and Ecology

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-145

  Barraclough, David A ^a   Allen, Geoff R ^b  

^a NATAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; HOMOTRIXA; HOMOTRIXA ALLENI; SCIARASAGA QUADRATA; TACHINIDAE; TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 0000699670     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1996.tb01377.x     Document Type: Article

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