Distribution and abundance of fire ant decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Pseudacteon) in three regions of southern South America

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-95

  Calcaterra, Luis A ^a   Porter, Sanford D ^b   Briano, Juan A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Biological control; Parasitoid; Pseudacteon; Solenopsis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOST RANGE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON CULTELLATUS; PSEUDACTEON CURVATUS; PSEUDACTEON LITORALIS; PSEUDACTEON NOCENS; PSEUDACTEON NUDICORNIS; PSEUDACTEON OBTUSUS; PSEUDACTEON SOLENOPSIDIS; PSEUDACTEON TRICUSPIS; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 12444335907     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2005)098[0085:DAAOFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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