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ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND HOST RELATIONSHIP OF PELECINUS POLYTURATOR DRURY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

G. H. Hammond
Affiliation:
Ottawa, Ontario

Extract

The odd-appearing female of Pelecinus polyturator Dru. is a moderately common insect, generally recognized as a parasite of Phyllophaga larvae. However, few references in literature substantiate the host relationship or furnish evidence to associate parasite with host.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1944

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References

LITERATURE CITED

1. Davis, J. J. 1919. Contributions to a knowledge of the natural enemies of Phyllophaga. Ill. Nat. Hist. Surv. Bull. 13, art. 5, pp. 8687.Google Scholar
2. Petch, C. E. and Hammond, G. H.. 1926. Parasites of white grubs in southern Quebec. 56th Ann. Rept. Ent. Soc. Ont. (1925), pp. 8687.Google Scholar