Biology, Ecology and Systematics of Australian Scelio : Wasp Parasitoids of Locust and Grasshopper Eggs by Paul C. Dangerfield, Andrew D. Austin, Graeme L. Baker - 2001

Collingwood, VIC: CSIRO Publishing, 2001. ix, 254pp, index,,bibliography, num bw ills, maps. Or laminated pictorial boards, As new. Parasitic wasps of the genus Scelio play an important role in the regulation of orthopteran populations and are implicated in the suppression of numbers of many pest locusts and grasshoppers. This volume provides a full taxonomic treatment of the 60 species of Scelio found on the Australian continent and reviews in detail the biology and ecology and host relationaships of Scelio on a worldwide basis. Outlines current knowledge on topics like host finding, population biology, and collection methods/study in the field. There is a full taxonomic revision of Australian species, half of which are newly described. Each species description is complemented by high quality line drawings, micrographs, and distribution maps. In addition an illlustrated key to species enables easy identification by non-taxonomists. Provides wasp taxonomists, researchers of Orthoptera and biological… Read More

Collingwood: CSIRO, 2001. x, 254, Text figs, micrographs, distribution maps. . HB. As new.. Wasps of the genus Scelio parasitise the eggs of locusts and grasshoppers, playing a major role in the regulation of orthopteran populations. This book provides a full taxonomic treatment of the 60 Scelio species found in Australia, half of which are newly described, and reviews in detail the biology, ecology and host relationships of Scelio on a worldwide basis. Illustrated keys. [9780643067035]