Eight new species and an annotated checklist of microgastrinae (hymenoptera, braconidae) from Canada and Alaska

ZooKeys

Volumn 63, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-53

  Fernández Triana, Jose L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alaska; Canada; Checklist; Diversity; DNA barcoding; Microgastrinae; New species

Indexed keywords

APANTELES; BRACONIDAE; COTESIA; DIOLCOGASTER; DOLICHOGENIDEA; GLYPTAPANTELES; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROGASTRINAE; MICROPLITIS; PROTOMICROPLITIS; PSEUDAPANTELES; VENANUS;

EID: 78049417736     PISSN: 13132989     EISSN: 13132970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.63.565     Document Type: Article

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