Notes on the reproductive morphology of the parasitic bee megalopta byroni (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), and a tentative new host record

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 392-394

  Biani, Natalia B ^a   Wcislo, William T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; HALICTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MEGALOPTA BYRONI;

EID: 58849143134     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/0022-8567(2007)80[392:NOTRMO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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