Low level of cuticular hydrocarbons in a parasitoid of a solitary digger wasp and its potential for concealment

Entomological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-16

  Kroiss, Johannes ^a   Schmitt, Thomas ^b   Strohm, Erhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical insignificance; Chemical mimicry; Chrysididae; Crabronidae; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Hymenoptera; Nest hydrocarbons; Species recognition

Indexed keywords

CHRYSIDIDAE; CRABRONIDAE; HEDYCHRUM RUTILANS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; PHILANTHUS TRIANGULUM; SPHECIDAE;

EID: 63049090907     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2009.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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