Nesting and flower associations of the Pollen Wasp Ceramius fonscolombei Latreille, 1810 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Masarinae) in Spain

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Mauss, Volker ^a   Müller, Andreas ^b   Yildirim, Erol ^c  

^a STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Bionomics; Flower ecology; Hymenoptera; Iberian peninsular; Masarinae; Nest; Palaearctic; Pollen wasps; Resedaceae; Vespidae

Indexed keywords

BURROW; NEST STRUCTURE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POLLEN; SITE SELECTION; WASP;

SPAIN;

HYMENOPTERA; RESEDA; RESEDACEAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0037225389     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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