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Notes on the biology of the wasp, Chalybion spinolae (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), an obligatory predator of Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae) spiders in South Africa

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  • 1. McGregor, Western Cape, South Africa;
  • 2. Agricultural Research Council, Plant Protection Research Institute, Queenswood, South Africa;
  • 3. Agricultural Research Council, Plant Protection Research Institute, Queenswood, South Africa; & Department of Zoology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

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Nel, Ernst, Kelly, Janine, Dippenaar-Schoeman, Anna (2014): Notes on the biology of the wasp, Chalybion spinolae (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), an obligatory predator of Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae) spiders in South Africa. Journal of Natural History 48 (25-26): 1585-1593, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2013.877993, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/2a2f0313-75c8-3314-9065-2822e93f9807/

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