Species boundaries of Sphaeropthalma unicolor (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae): Is color useful for differentiating species?

Journal of Hymenoptera Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-226

  Wilson, Joseph S ^a   Pitts, James P ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Color characters; Species boundaries; Sphaeropthalminae; Velvet ant

Indexed keywords

ASPASIA; HYMENOPTERA; MUTILLA; MUTILLIDAE; SPHAEROPTHALMA; SPHAEROPTHALMINAE;

EID: 72449138845     PISSN: 10709428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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