First record of Caenocholax fenyesi (Strepsiptera: Myrmecolacidae) parasitizing Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina, with a discussion on its distribution and host range

Entomological News

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 61-66

  Cook, Jerry L ^a   Calcaterra, Luis A ^b   Nuñez, Lucas ^b  

^a Sam Houston State University   (United States)

^b USDA ARS S Amer Biol Contr Lab   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Caenocholax fenyesi; Distribution; Host association; Host specificity; Host switching; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

CAENOCHOLAX FENYESI; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MYRMECOLACIDAE; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; STREPSIPTERA;

EID: 11144265728     PISSN: 0013872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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