A remarkable, new australian sawfly with brachypterous, nocturnal or crepuscular females (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Pergidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1335-1346

  Naumann, I D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brachyptery; Clarissa; Euryinae; Nocturnal; Pergidae

Indexed keywords

CREPUSCULAR; EUCALYPT WOODLAND; NEW SPECIES; NOCTURNAL; SAWFLY;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

CLARISSA TASBATES; CLARISSIMYIA; EUCALYPTUS; HYMENOPTERA; MYRTACEAE; PERGIDAE; POACEAE; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS; ROSACEAE; SYMPHYTA;

EID: 0030774382     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939700770751     Document Type: Article

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