Picromerus bidens (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) as predator of the Checkerspot Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Entomologica Fennica

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 233-236

  Konvicka, Martin ^a   Hula, Vladimir ^b   Fric, Zdenek ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BIDENS; EUPHYDRYAS AURINIA; HETEROPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MELITAEINI; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; PENTATOMIDAE; PICROMERUS BIDENS;

EID: 30344452317     PISSN: 07858760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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