Nesting behavior of Krombeinictus nordenae Leclercq, a sphecid wasp with vegetarian larvae (hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Crabroninae)

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-49

  Krombein, Karl V ^a   Norden, Beth B ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

cocoon; Crabroninae; Humboldtia; internode; myrmecophyte; pollen; Sphecidae; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CRABRONINAE; FORMICIDAE; HUMBOLDTIA; HUMBOLDTIA LAURIFOLIA; HYMENOPTERA; KROMBEINICTUS; KROMBEINICTUS NORDENAE; SPHECIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0030961443     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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