A new species of megaselia rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) reared from larvae of moths (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae)

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-95

  Stoepler, Teresa M ^a,b   Disney, R Henry L ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acharia stimulea; description; facultative parasitoid; Lithacodes fasciola; Nearctic; new record; slug caterpillar

Indexed keywords

ACHARIA; DIPTERA; FASCIOLA; LEPIDOPTERA; LIMACODIDAE; MEGASELIA FISHERI; MEGASELIA RONDANI; PHORIDAE; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 84873664974     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4289/0013-8797.115.1.85     Document Type: Article

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