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Original Articles

Life cycle of Sphecophaga vesparum (Curtis) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of some vespid wasps

Pages 181-192 | Received 01 Aug 1990, Accepted 13 Dec 1990, Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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