First record of the subfamily Dirrhopinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Australian region, with a discussion of relationships and biology

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 260-265

  Belokobylskij, Sergey A ^a   Iqbal, Muhammad ^b,c   Austin, Andrew D ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Australian Biological Resources Study   (Australia)

Author keywords

Braconidae; Dirrhope; Dirrhopinae; Hymenoptera

Indexed keywords

BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042859944     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2003.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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