Parasitoids of the autumn gum moth, Mnesampela privata (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in South-Eastern Australia, with description of two new larval parasitoids

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-15

  Schumacher, R K ^a   Austin, A D ^b   Floyd, R B ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autumn gum moth; Braconidae; Casinaria; Cotesia; Elasmidae; Elasmus; Geometridae, Glyptapanteles; Heteropelma; Ichneumonidae; Isdromas; Megadicylas; Mesochorus; Mnesampela privata; Pteromalidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041723184     PISSN: 00855812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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