Female and male polymorphism in two species of Melittobia parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 162-169

  González, Jorge M ^a   Matthews, Robert W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachyptery; Eclosion order; Flight; Hopping; Locomotion; Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCE; FLIGHT; LOCOMOTION; MATURATION; MORPHOMETRY; PARASITOID; PIGMENT; POLYMORPHISM; WASP; WING MORPHOLOGY;

ACASTA; EULOPHIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MELITTOBIA; MELITTOBIA AUSTRALICA; MELITTOBIA DIGITATA; TRYPOXYLON POLITUM;

EID: 45849132006     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2008)91[162:FAMPIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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