First observation of parasitic relations between big-headed flies, Nephrocerus zetterstedt (Diptera: Pipunculidae) and crane flies, Tipula linnaeus (Diptera: Tipulidae: Tipulinae), with larval and puparial descriptions for the genus Nephrocerus

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-65

  Koenig, David P ^a   Young, Chen W ^a  

^a SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diptera; Host records; Larva; Nephrocerus; Parasitoids; Pipunculidae; Puparium; Tipula; Tipulidae

Indexed keywords

CERCOPIDAE; CICADELLIDAE; DELPHACIDAE; DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; NEPHROCERUS; NEPHROCERUS DAECKEI; PIPUNCULIDAE; TIPULIDAE; TIPULINAE;

EID: 33846259386     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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