Description of the female of Acrophotopsis (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) with synonymy of Sphaeropthalma diree

Journal of Hymenoptera Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-211

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

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilophotopsis; ITS1 and ITS2; Sphaeropthalminae; Velvet ant

Indexed keywords

CARINAE; DIRCE; HYMENOPTERA; MUTILLIDAE; PYGIDIUM; SPHAEROPTHALMA; SPHAEROPTHALMINAE;

EID: 77953164401     PISSN: 10709428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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