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2001 · 011337 — Collingwood VIC: CSIRO Publishing 2001. ix 254pp indexbibliography num bw ills maps. Or laminated pictorial boards As new. Parasitic wasps of the genus Scelio play an important role in the regulation of orthopteran populations and are implicated in the suppression of numbers of many pest locusts and grasshoppers. This volume provides a full taxonomic treatment of the 60 species of Scelio found on the Australian continent and reviews in detail the biology and ecology and host relationaships of Scelio on a worldwide basis. Outlines current knowledge on topics like host finding population biology and collection methods/study in the field. There is a full taxonomic revision of Australian species half of which are newly described. Each species description is complemented by high quality line drawings micrographs and distribution maps. In addition an illlustrated key to species enables easy identification by non-taxonomists. Provides wasp taxonomists researchers of Orthoptera and biological control workers with a basis for detailed studies on this economically important group of insects. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. CSIRO Publishing Hardcover