MORPHOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS OF BRACONID WASPS

The following morphological structures of the ovipositor of Homolobus truncator (Say) (Hymenoptera : Braconidae) are described and hypotheses of their functions are proposed: a series of sharp ridges on the distal surface of the notch helps maintain a grip on the inner surface of the host cuticle; t...

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Main Author: Boring, Charles Andrew
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2010
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/75
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1078&context=gradschool_diss