Review of the cynipid gall wasps of the genus Loxaulus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) with descriptions of new species

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 198-211

  Melika, George ^a,b   Abrahamson, Warren G ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Biology; Cynipidae; Distribution; Gall wasps; Loxaulus; Morphology; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

COMPSODRYOXENUS; COMPSODRYOXENUS FERRUGINEUS; COMPSODRYOXENUS HUMILIS; COMPSODRYOXENUS QUERCUSMAMMULA; COMPSODRYOXENUS TENUIS; CYNIPIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LOXAULUS; LOXAULUS ASHMEADI; LOXAULUS BEUTENMUELLERI; LOXAULUS HUBERI; LOXAULUS MASNERI; LOXAULUS QUERCUSMAMMULA; LOXAULUS VACCINII; RESEDA LUTEOLA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0033954702     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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