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Encyrtidae keys

Keys to encyrtid wasps of Africa & Madagascar

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chalcidoidea; Family: Encyrtidae)

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Key to genera of Afrotropical Encyrtidae from Prinsloo & Annecke, 1979

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Standard Dichotomus key 

System requirements

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.4.1 or greater must be installed. To check if you have Java installed on your system type "Java -version" in a Command prompt (Windows) or Terminal console (Mac, Unix).

If you receive an unknown command error message or your Java build number is less than 1.4.1 then you need to install the latest (free) edition of JRE, which can be found at http://www.Java.sun.com

Reference

Prinsloo, G.L. & D.P. Annecke. 1979. A key to the genera of Encyrtidae from the Ethiopian region, with descriptions of three new genera (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 42: 349-382.

Credits

Keys produced by Simon van Noort from key originally published in Prinsloo & Annecke, 1979. Illustrations included in the keys © Gerhard Prinsloo (ARC PPRI).

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

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