Parasitism of grasshopper and locust eggs (Orthoptera: Acrididae) by Scelio species (Hymenoptera: scelionidae) in Southern Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 427-443

  Baker, Graeme L ^a   Dysart, Richard J ^b   Pigott, Raymond G ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; AIOLOPUS THALASSINUS; AUSTROICETES; AUSTROICETES VULGARIS; BRACHYEXARNA; BRACHYEXARNA LOBIPENNIS; CHORTOICETES; CHORTOICETES TERMINIFERA; GASTRIMARGUS; GASTRIMARGUS MUSICUS; HYMENOPTERA; OEDALEUS; OEDALEUS AUSTRALIS; ORTHOPTERA; PHAULACRIDIUM; PHAULACRIDIUM VITTATUM; PRAXIBULUS; PRAXIBULUS INSOLENS; SCELIO; SCELIO BIPARTITUS; SCELIO CHORTOICETES; SCELIO FLAVICORNIS; SCELIO FULGIDUS; SCELIO IGNOBILIS; SCELIO ORIENTALIS; SCELIO PARVICORNIS; SCELIONIDAE; AIOLOPUS THALASSINUS TAMULUS;

EGG PARASITE; HOST-PARASITE ASSOCIATION; PARASITISM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0029659502     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO9960427     Document Type: Review

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