Biological notes on three species of giant Australian mason wasps, Abispa (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 573-583

  Matthews, Robert W ^a   Matthews, Janice R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Kakadu National Park; Mating system; Nesting biology; Prey records; Progressive provisioning; Rock art conservation

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; FOOD PROVISIONING; NEST; NEST STRUCTURE; WASP;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GREAT BARRIER REEF; KAKADU NATIONAL PARK; MAGNETIC ISLAND; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ABISPA AUSTRALIANA; ABISPA MEADEWALDOENSIS; BOMBYLIIDAE; CHRYSIDIDAE; CLITELLARIA; EUMENINAE; GELECHIIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHACELIA CONGESTA; PYRALIDAE; RYGCHIUM DORSALE; SARCOPHAGIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 11344295632     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/E20.1     Document Type: Article

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