Hunting and mating behavior in the Japanese hangingfly Bittacus mastrillii (Mecoptera: Bittacidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 869-874

  Iwasaki, Yasushi ^a  

^a JOETSU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bittacus mastrillii; Hunting behavior; Japanese hangingfly; Mating behavior; Nuptial feeding

Indexed keywords

BITTACIDAE; BITTACUS; BITTACUS MASTRILLII; CIRSIUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MECOPTERA; TIPULIDAE;

EID: 0345698085     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/89.6.869     Document Type: Article

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