Author | Broad, G.R. & Quicke, E.L.J. |
Year | 2000 |
Title | The adaptive significance of host location by vibrational sounding in parasitoid wasps |
Type | Paper |
Source | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Vol 267: 2403-2409. |
Illustrations | Half-tone electronmicrographs |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Vibrational sounding to find concealed host larvae in female parasitoid wasps, especially ichneumons. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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Current | Echthrus reluctator | a cryptine ichneumon | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae | |
many genera | Current | Cryptini | a tribe of cryptine ichneumons | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae |
Current | Helcostizus restaurator | a cryptine ichneumon | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae | |
many species | Current | Itoplectis | a genus of pimpline ichneumon wasps | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae |
many species | Current | Pimpla | black slip wasps | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae |
Current | XORIDINAE | xoridine ichneumon wasps | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae | |
Current | ORUSSIDAE | a family of sawflies | Animalia: Hymenoptera |
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