Copies of author's previously published articles inserted . / Errata slip pasted on back endpaper. / Bibliography : leaves 220-233. / xi, 233, [49] leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Members of the wasp subfamily Cardiochilinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) are endoparasitic in lepidopterous larvae and have proven and potential importance as biocontrol agents of agricultural pests. This thesis examines the taxonomy of species in the Australasian region, and develops a phylogenetic framework for world genera based on cladistic methodology. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Crop Protection, 1996

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