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Mymaridae keys

Keys to mymarid wasps of Africa

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

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Users can choose between three different key formats depending on their personal preference: a standard dichotomus key, a Lucid Phoenix key or a Lucid matrix key. Although Lucid Phoenix keys are interactive keys they are still dichotomous and a choice needs to be made at each key couplet to continue. Lucid matrix keys, on the other hand, use a different approach where relevant states from multiple character features can be selected independently until identification is achieved. For more information concerning Lucid keys visit www.lucidcentral.org.

Key to species of Ooctonus

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

References

Huber, J., Read, J.D. & van Noort, S. 2010. The genus Ooctonus (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in the Afrotropical region, with comments on other southern hemisphere species. African Entomology 18: 221-234.

Credits

Keys developed by Simon van Noort and John Huber. Images included in the keys © John Huber & Jennifer Read (Canadian Forest Service).

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

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