Morphology and function of the ovipositor mechanism in Ceraphronoidea (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)

Journal of Hymenoptera Research

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-61

  Ernst, Andrew F ^a   Mikó, István ^a,b   Deans, Andrew R ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphanogmus; Ceraphron; Conostigmus; Dendrocerus; Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology; Lagynodes; Megaspilus; Ovipositor sheath; Phenotypic Quality Ontology; Second valvula; Skeletomusculature; Spatial Ontology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888270988     PISSN: 10709428     EISSN: 13142607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/JHR.33.5204     Document Type: Article

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