Encarsia or Encarsiella? - Redefining generic limits based on morphological and molecular evidence (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae)

Systematic Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-94

  Schmidt, Stefan ^a   Polaszek, Andrew ^b  

^a ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; WASP;

APHELINIDAE; CHALCIDOIDEA; COCCOPHAGINAE; ENCARSIA; ENCARSIELLA; ENCARSIELLA NOYESI; ENCARSIELLA PITHECURA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33845807810     PISSN: 03076970     EISSN: 13653113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2006.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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