Parasitism by Neodohrniphora spp. Malloch (Diptera, Phoridae) on workers of Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae);Parasitismo por Neodohrniphora spp. Malloch (Diptera, Phoridae) em operárias de Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 300-302

  Bragança, Marcos Antonio Lima ^a   De Souza, Lucas Machado ^b   Nogueira, Carlos André ^a   Della Lucia, Terezinha Maria Castro ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leaf cutting ant; Parasitoid; Phorid

Indexed keywords

ATTA; ATTA SEXDENS RUBROPILOSA; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; NEODOHRNIPHORA; PHORIDAE;

EID: 47649093607     PISSN: 00855626     EISSN: 18069665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0085-56262008000200011     Document Type: Article

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