Revision of the Afrotropical species of Curriea Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Braconinae): A genus with diverse ovipositor morphology

African Entomology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 109-139

  Quicke, D L J ^a,b   Brandt, A P ^b   Falco, J V ^c  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Braconidae; Braconinae; Description; Hymenoptera; Identification key; New species; Ovipositor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033898223     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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