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Malyshev, D.S. 1996. Reservoirs of the pine moth Dendrolimus pini L. (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) parasitoids in Voronezh Province. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 75: 25–31. [In Russian.]

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Mani, M. and Nagarkatti, S. 1981. Development of Eucelatoria sp. near armigera (Coq.) on instars of Heliothis armigera (Hubn.). Entomon 6: 335–341.

Mani, M. and Nagarkatti, S. 1983. Relationship between size of Eucelatoria bryani Sabrosky females and their longevity and fecundity. Entomon 8: 83–86.

Mani, M. and Nagarkatti, S. 1988. Response of the parasitoid, Eucelatoria bryani Sabrosky (Diptera, Tachinidae) to different pesticides. Entomon 13: 25–28.

Mani, M., Nagarkatti, S. and Jayanth, K.P. 1985. Reaction of four parasitoids to some synthetic pyrethroids. Entomon 10: 111–115.

Mani, M., Nagarkatti, S. and Narayanan, K. 1982. Influence of parasitism by Eucelatoria bryani [Dipt., Tachinidae] on the consumption and utilisation of chickpea flour diet by Heliothis armigera [Lep., Noctuidae]. Entomophaga 27: 399–404.

Manjunatha, H.B. and Puttaraju, H.P. 1992. An analysis of somatic chromosomes in the uzifly Exorista bombycis (Diptera: Tachinidae). Cytologia 57: 321–326.

Manjunatha, H.B. and Puttaraju, H.P. 1992. Preliminary studies on the cytology of spermatogenesis in the uzifly, Exorista sorbillans (India). Perspectives in Cytology and Genetics 7: 911–916.

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