Morphometric differentiation of five biotypes of Lysiphlebus fabarum (Marshall) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Iran

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2745, 2011, Pages 43-52

  Barahoei, Hossein ^a   Madjdzadeh, Seyed Massoud ^a   Mehrparvar, Mohsen ^b,c  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b International Center for Science High Technology and Environmental Sciences   (Iran)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aphid parasitoids; Host associated variation; Lysiphlebus; Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIINAE; APHIS CRACCIVORA; APHIS FABAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LYSIPHLEBUS; LYSIPHLEBUS FABARUM; MELANAPHIS; MELANAPHIS SACCHARI; SORGHUM HALEPENSE;

EID: 79251511547     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2745.1.3     Document Type: Article

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