A new genus and species of Tetrastichinae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) inducing galls in seed capsules of Eucalyptus

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1745, 2008, Pages 63-68

  Kim, Il Kwon ^b   La Salle, John ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Leprosa; Moona; Quadrastichodella; Tetrastichinae

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EULOPHIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; TETRASTICHINAE;

EID: 42449086341     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1745.1.6     Document Type: Article

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