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The Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae) of Greece

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Keys for the identification of genera and species of the subfamily Aphidiinae which occur in Greece as well as the observed parasitoid — aphid relations on various host plants are presented.

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  1. Lab. of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855, Athens, Greece

    N. G. Kavallieratos & D. P. Lykouressis

  2. Lab. of Systematic Botany, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 11855, Athens, Greece

    G. P. Sarlis

  3. Lab. of Biological Control, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 14561, Kifissia, Greece

    G. J. Stathas

  4. Inst. Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutivo Genetica Evolutiva, Edificios Institutos Investigacion, 46071, Valencia, Spain

    A. Sanchis Segovia

  5. Lab. of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Dept. of Agriculture, Crop and Animal Production, University of Thessaly, 38446, Volos, Greece

    C. G. Athanassiou

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Kavallieratos, N.G., Lykouressis, D.P., Sarlis, G.P. et al. The Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae) of Greece. Phytoparasitica 29, 306–340 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981847

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