Research Catalog

Title

The Hymenoptera of Costa Rica / edited by Paul E. Hanson and Ian D. Gauld.

Publication

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hanson, Paul E.
• Gauld, Ian David.
• Natural History Museum (London, England)

Description

xx, 893 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Subject

• Hymenoptera > Costa Rica
• Hymenoptera
• Hautflügler
• Hyménoptères > Costa Rica
• Costa Rica

Note

• At head of title: The Natural History Museum, London.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• Foreword in English and Spanish.

Contents

1. Introduction / Ian D. Gauld -- 2. The biology of Hymenoptera -- 3. Economic importance of Hymenoptera / Paul E. Hanson -- 4. The structure of Hymenoptera / Ian D. Gauld and Paul E. Hanson -- 5. The evolution, classification and identification of the Hymenoptera / Ian D. Gauld and Paul E. Hanson -- 6. The sawflies and woodwasps / David R. Smith -- 7. The orussids and stephanids -- 8. The evaniomorph parasitoid families -- 9. The proctotrupoid families / Lubomir Masner -- 10. The cynipoid families -- 11. The chalcidoid families -- 12. The ichneumonoid families -- 13. The chrysidoid families -- 14. The lower vespoid families -- 15. The vespid wasps (Vespidae) / Mary Jane West-Eberhard, James M. Carpenter and Paul E. Hanson -- 16. The ants (Formicidae) / John T. Longino and Paul E. Hanson -- 17. The sphecid wasps (Sphecidae) / Paul E. Hanson and Arnold S. Menke -- 18. The bees (Apidae) / Terry Griswold, Frank D. Parker and Paul E. Hanson / Edited by P. A. Mitchell.

ISBN

• 0198549059
• 9780198549055

LCCN

95006995

OCLC

• ocm32090190
• 32090190
• SCSB-2077507

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library