Braconidae - Microgastrinae
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- Nixon, G.E.J. (1970) "A revision of the N.W. European species of Microplitis Forster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)." Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 25: 1-30.
- Nixon, G.E.J. (1973) "A revision of the north-western European species of the vitripennis, pallipes, octonarius, triangulator, fraternus, formosus, parasitellae, metacarpalis and circumscriptus-groups of Apanteles Förster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)." Bulletin of Entomological Research 63: 169-230.
- Papp, J. (1976) "Ŕ survey of the European species of Apanteles Först (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgastrinae) I. The Species-Groups" Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici 68: 251-274.
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- Papp, J. (1980) "Ŕ survey of the European species of Apanteles Först (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgastrinae) IV. The lineipes-, obscurus- and ater-group" Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici 72: 241-272.
- Papp, J. (1981) "Ŕ survey of the European species of Apanteles Först (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgastrinae) V. The lacteus-, longipalpis-, ultor-, butalidis- and vipio-group" Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici 73: 263-291.
- Papp, J. (1982) "Ŕ survey of the European species of Apanteles Först (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgastrinae) VI. The laspeyresiella-, merula-, falcatus- and validus-group" Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici 74: 255-267.
- Papp, J. (1983) "Ŕ survey of the European species of Apanteles Först (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgastrinae) VII. The carbonarius-, circumscripta-, fraternus-, pallipes-, parasitellae-, vitripennis-, liparidis-, octonarius- and thompsoni-group." Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici 75: 247-283.
- Papp, J. (1984) "Ŕ survey of the European species of Apanteles Först (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgastrinae) VIII. The metacarpalis-, formosus-, popularis- and suevus-group" Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici 76: 265-295.
- Papp, J. (1986) "Ŕ survey of the European species of Apanteles Först (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgastrinae) IX. The glomeratus-group, 1. Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici 78: 225-247.
- Papp, J. (1987) "Ŕ survey of the European species of Apanteles Först (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgastrinae) X. The glomeratus-group 2 and the cultellatus-group" Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici 79: 207-258.
- Papp, J. (1988) "Ŕ survey of the European species of Apanteles Först (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgastrinae) XI. 'Homologization' of the species-groups of Apanteles s.1. with Mason's generic taxa. Checklist of genera. Parasitoid/host list 1." Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici 80: 145-175.
- Papp, J. (1989) "Ŕ survey of the European species of Apanteles Först (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgastrinae) XII. Supplement to the key of the glomeratus-group. Parasitoid/host list 2." Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici 81: 159-203.
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