Predation on the Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) by Five Species of Philonthus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1240-1246

  Hu, G Y ^a,b   Frank, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle dung; Florida; Haematobia irritans; Pastures; Philonthus spp.; Predation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HAEMATOBIA IRRITANS; MUSCIDAE; PHILONTHUS; PHILONTHUS FLAVOLIMBATUS; PHILONTHUS HEPATICUS; PHILONTHUS LONGICORNIS; PHILONTHUS VENTRALIS; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0013215152     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/26.6.1240     Document Type: Article

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