Natural enemies of the gall-maker Eugeniamyia dispar (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae): Predatory ants and parasitoids

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 269-275

  Mendonça Jr , M De S ^a,b   Romanowski, H P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eurytomidae; Formicidae; Gall; Myrtaceae; Parasitoid; Pheidole; Predation; Rileya

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; EUGENIA; FLY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEASON; WASP;

ANIMALS; ANTS; DIPTERA; EUGENIA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; WASPS;

EID: 0036582476     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842002000200011     Document Type: Article

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