The description of Euceroptrinae, a new subfamily of Figitidae (Hymenoptera), including a revision of Euceroptres Ashmead, 1896 and the description of a new species

Journal of Hymenoptera Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-56

  Buffington, Matthew L ^a   Liljeblad, Johan ^b,c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUCEROPTRES; FIGITIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PARNIPINAE; THRASORINAE;

EID: 42549088150     PISSN: 10709428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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