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Description of Immature Stages of A Species Of Glyptapanteles (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), A Gregarious Endoparasitoid of Amata Passalis (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), A Defoliator Of Sandalwood, Santalum Album L.

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The morphology of immature stages of a species of Glyptapanteles was studied. Measurements of the egg, larval and pupal stages are presented. The head sclerites of the three larval instars are also described.

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Nous avons étudié la morphologie de l’oeuf et des stades post-embryonnaires de un espéce de Glyptapanteles. Mesurages de l’oeuf, larvaire et pupaire stades en a presenté. Les sclerites des têtes de ces trois stades larvaires ont aussi été décrits.

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  1. Division of Entomology, Central Coffee Research Institute, Coffee Research Station, 577 117, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India

    M. G. Venkatesha

  2. Department of Studies in Zoology, Manasangangotri, University of Mysore, Karnataka, 570 006, India

    K. Gopinath

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Venkatesha, M.G., Gopinath, K. Description of Immature Stages of A Species Of Glyptapanteles (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), A Gregarious Endoparasitoid of Amata Passalis (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), A Defoliator Of Sandalwood, Santalum Album L.. Int J Trop Insect Sci 15, 161–165 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400015393

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