Occurrence and biological characteristics of parasitoid phorids (Diptera: Phoridae) of the leaf-cutting Ant Atta laevigata (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Porto Nacional, TO, Brazil;Ocorrência e características biológicas de forídeos parasitóides (Diptera: Phoridae) da saúva Atta laevigata (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) em Porto Nacional, to

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 408-411

  Bragança, Marcos A L ^a   Medeiros, Zodja C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apocephalus attophilus; Apocephalus vicosae; Biology; Geographycal distribution; Neodohrniphora erthali

Indexed keywords

APOCEPHALUS; APOCEPHALUS ATTOPHILUS; ATTA; ATTA LAEVIGATA; BORGMEIER; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; NEODOHRNIPHORA; PHORIDAE;

EID: 33746869722     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2006000300018     Document Type: Article

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