Conopid flies (Diptera: Conopidae) parasitizing Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Centridini)

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 606-608

  Santos, Alex M ^a   Serrano, José C ^a   Couto, Ricardo M ^a   Rocha, Leonardo S G ^b   Mello Patiu, Cátia A ^b   Garófalo, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bee; Parasite host association; Parasitism; Trap nest

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; FLY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; DIPTERA;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; CENTRIDINI; CENTRIS ANALIS; CONOPIDAE; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; PHYSOCEPHALA;

EID: 57349168548     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2008000500018     Document Type: Article

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