The discovery after 94 years of the elusive female of a myrmecolacid (Strepsiptera), and the cryptic species of Caenocholax fenyesi Pierce sensu lato

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages

  Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney ^a   Johnston, J Spencer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caenocholax fenyesi sensu lato; Mexico; Myrmecolacidae; Strepsiptera; Texas

Indexed keywords

DNA;

FEMALE; INSECT; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

ANT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CAENOCHOLAX FENYESI WALOFFI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; MATE CHOICE; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPTERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; VERACRUZ;

CAENOCHOLAX FENYESI; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; MYRMECOLACIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; STREPSIPTERA;

EID: 0442323238     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0078     Document Type: Article

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