Superparasitism by Torymus cyanimus (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) in the Volga-Kama region

On the basis of a twenty-year investigation, the life-cycle of Torymus cyanimus Boheman (Hymenoptera: Torymidae), a hyperparasitoid of a gall-forming fly in the Volga-Kama region is described. This parasitoid is the top-consumer in a food chain on Cirsium setosum (Willdenow) Iljin, in which the herb...

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Main Author: Vladimir M. BASOV
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2002-09-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200203-0002_Superparasitism_by_Torymus_cyanimus_Hymenoptera_Torymidae_in_the_Volga-Kama_region.php