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0 0 This article was originally published with the title “Parasitic Hymenoptera” in SA Supplements Vol. 55 No. 1432supp (June 1903), p. 22952 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican06131903-22952asupp ...

Article citations More>> Habu, A. (1960) A Revision of the Chalcididae (Hymenoptera) of Japan, with Descriptions of Sixteen New Species. Bulletin of the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ...