Biology and reproductive behavior of Murgantia histrionica (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 215-228

  Zahn, Deane K ^a   Girling, Robbie D ^a,b   McElfresh, J Steven ^a   Cardé, Ring T ^a   Millar, Jocelyn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Behavioral sequences; Courtship; Harlequin bug; Hemiptera; Pentatomidae

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; COURTSHIP; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURITY;

HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; MURGANTIA HISTRIONICA; PENTATOMIDAE; PYGOPHORA;

EID: 39049142058     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2008)101[215:BARBOM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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