Braconid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of nearctic choristoneura species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with a summary of other parasitoid families attacking choristoneura

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 295-343

  Fernndez Triana, J L ^a   Huber, J T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^c Arachnids and Nematodes   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; IDENTIFICATION KEY; INSECT; NEARCTIC REGION; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

BANCHINAE; BETHYLIDAE; BRACONIDAE; CHALCIDOIDEA; CHORISTONEURA; CHRYSIDOIDEA; COLPOCLYPEUS FLORUS; EULOPHIDAE; GLYPTA; GONIOZUS; HEXAPODA; HORMIINAE; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROGASTRINAE; ONCOPHANES; PIMPLINAE; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 77956749022     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n10-025     Document Type: Article

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