The usefulness of chromosomes of parasitic wasps of the subfamily Eupelminae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae) for subfamily systematics

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 823-828

  Fusu, Lucian ^a  

^a ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Chalcidoidea; Eupelmidae; Karyosystematics; Karyotype; Parasitic wasps

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; CYTOGENETICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; KARYOTYPE; TAXONOMY; WASP;

ANASTATUS; CHALCIDOIDEA; EUPELMIDAE; EUPELMINAE; EUPELMUS; HYMENOPTERA; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 65749108879     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2008.109     Document Type: Article

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