Ant Mimicry by an Aphid Parasitoid,Lysiphlebus fabarum
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Ant Mimicry by an Aphid Parasitoid, Lysiphlebus fabarum
In Iran, Lysiphlebus fabarum (Marshall) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) is a uniparental parasitoid of the black bean aphid, Aphis fabae Scopoli (Hemiptera: Aphididae), that possesses various highly evolved adaptations for foraging within ant-tended aphid colonies. Direct observations and video recordings were used to analyze the behavior of individual females foraging for A. fabae on bea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Insect Science
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1536-2442
DOI: 10.1673/031.010.12601