First report of Acroclisoides Girault and Dodd (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in the Western Hemisphere, with description of a new species

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 923-929

  Grissell, E E ^a,b   Smith, David R ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acroclisoides new species; Chalcidoidea; Hymenoptera; Pteromalidae; Western Hemisphere

Indexed keywords

CHALCIDOIDEA; HETEROPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PENTATOMIDAE; PTEROMALIDAE; SCELIONIDAE;

EID: 33750472355     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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