A new species of Megaselia (Diptera: Phoridae) parasitizing a Camponotus species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Thailand

Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 403-410

  Disney, R H L ^a   Brown, B V ^b  

^a Zoology Department   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPONOTUS; CAMPONOTUS HOLOSERICEUS; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHORIDAE;

EID: 0037288582     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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