Description of the mature larvae of Chrysis gracillima and Omalus biaccinctus and new data on the biology of Trichrysis cyanea (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-63

  Tormos, J ^a   Asis, J D ^a   Gayubo, S F ^a   Mingo, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biology; Cleptoparasites; Preimaginal states

Indexed keywords

CHRYSIDIDAE; CHRYSIDINI; CHRYSIS GRACILLIMA; ELAMPINI; HYMENOPTERA; OMALUS; OMALUS BIACCINCTUS; TRICHRYSIS CYANEA;

EID: 0342772357     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3495754     Document Type: Article

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