The natural history of the neotropical sand wasp Rubrica nasuta (Christ 1791) (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) in Brazil

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 273-288

  Pimenta, H R ^a   Martins, R P ^a  

^a Depto Biologia Geral   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavior; Natural history; Nest architecture; Parasitism; Rubrica nasuta

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033274260     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: 19709528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03946975.1999.10539394     Document Type: Article

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