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The biosystematics of Syntretomorpha szaboi Papp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) attacking the Oriental honey bee, Apis cerana Fabricius. (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with a review of braconid parasitoids attacking bees

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Annette K. Walker ,
N. K. Joshi  and
S. K. Verma
Annette K. Walker*
Affiliation:
CAB International Institute of Entomology, London, UK
N. K. Joshi
Affiliation:
Government Bee Keeping Station, Jeolikote, Nainital, India
S. K. Verma
Affiliation:
Government Bee Keeping Station, Jeolikote, Nainital, India
*
Annette K. Walker, CAB International Institute of Entomology, 56, Queen's Gate, London, SW7 5JR, UK.
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Abstract

Records of braconid parasitoids attacking bees (Apidae) are reviewed and their biology is discussed. The adult of Syntretomorpha szaboi Papp (Braconidae) is redescribed, the female for the first time. The final-instar larva is also described for the first time and the implications of interpreting larval characters are discussed. The Oriental honey bee, Apis cerana Fabricius, is recorded here for the first time as the host of S. szaboi.

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Research Article
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 80 , Issue 1 , March 1990 , pp. 79 - 84
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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