Phylogeny of the Subtribe Monoctonina (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae)

Jelisaveta Čkrkić1, Andjeljko Petrović1, Korana Kocić1

  • 1Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.

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|March 4, 2020
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