Description, life history, and parasitism of a new species of Delphacid Planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 640-648

  Cronin, James T ^a   Wilson, Stephen W ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anagrus nigriventris; Egg parasitoid; Planthopper; Prairie potholes; Scolochloa festucacea

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; LONGEVITY; NEW SPECIES; PARASITISM; PARASITOID; PLANTHOPPER; TAXONOMY;

ANAGRUS COLUMBI; ANAGRUS NIGRIENENTRIS; ARCHAEORRHYNCHA; DELPHACIDAE; DELPHACODES; DRYINIDAE; FULGOROIDEA; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MYMARIDAE; POACEAE; SCOLOCHLOA; SCOLOCHLOA FESTUCACEA;

EID: 34648840224     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[640:DLHAPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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