Life history and larval morphology of Monacon (Hymenoptera: Perilampidae), parasitoids of ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Platypodidae)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1768-1782

  Darling, D Christopher ^a,c   Roberts, Hywel ^b,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^b Federal Forest Research Station   (Papua New Guinea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

COLEOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PERILAMPIDAE; PLATYPODIDAE;

EID: 0033306689     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-11-1768     Document Type: Article

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