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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE IMMATURE STAGES AND ADULT REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS OF ATHRYCIA CINEREA (COQ.) (DIPTERA: TACHINIDAE), A NATIVE PARASITOID OF MAMESTRA CONFIGURATA (WALK.) (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A.P. Arthur  and
Yvonne M. Powell
A.P. Arthur
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X2
Yvonne M. Powell
Affiliation:
Agriculture Canada Research Station, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X2
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Abstract

The immature stages of Athrycia cinerea (Coq.) including the egg, three larval instars, and the puparium are described and illustrated. The male and female reproductive systems are also illustrated and described and notes on oogenesis are provided.

Résumé

Les auteurs décrivent et illustrent les stades immatures d’Athrycia cinerea (Coq.), notamment l’oeuf, trois stades larvaires et le puparium. Ils font de même pour les systèmes reproducteurs mâles et femelles et présentant des notes sur l’oogenèse.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 121 , Issue 12 , December 1989 , pp. 1117 - 1123
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1989

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