Key to Afrotropical

Key to Afrotropical species of Amiseginae

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chrysidoidea; Family: Chrysididae; Subfamily: Amiseginae)

1A	Wings well developed …2 (Anachrysis Krombein)

1B	Wingless or wings small and subequal in size to tegula …3

2A	Pronotum without sublateral carina; male clypeus apically depressed, laterally reflexed outward as clear lamella; apex of T-II medially emarginated … Anachrysis paradoxa Krombein, 1986

2B	Pronotum with comma-shaped sublateral carinae; male clypeus normal; apex of T-II entire … Anachrysis spanglerorum Krombein, 1994

3A	Abdomen petiolate, petiole formed by constriction of anterior one-quarter to one-sixth of segment I; both sexes wingless …4

3B	Abdomen sessile; development of wings varies … 6

4A	Abdominal petiole one-sixth as long as whole segment I; without macrochaetae on head and thorax; pronotum not unusually thickened posteriorly; metanotum with 2 decumbent submedial teeth on posterior margin … Leptosega gracilis Krombein, 1984

4B	Abdominal petiole one-quarter as long as segment I; with macrochaetae on head and thorax; pronotal posterior margin thickened; metanotum simple posteriorly …5 (Afrosega Krombein)

5A	Macrochaetae present on the metasoma; scapal basin with course irregular sculpturing … Afrosega petiolata Krombein, 1983

5B	Macrochaetae absent on the metasoma; scapal basin finely sculptured … Afrosega capensis Krombein, 1983

6A	Tarsal claws with small perpendicular submedial tooth … 7 (Alieniscus Benoit)

6B	Tarsal claws edentate … 8

7A	Scutellum, propodeum and metanotum with longitudinal rugae; light red in colour … Alieniscus arnoldi Benoit, 1951

7B	Scutellum, propodeum and metanotum with punctures; dark red in colour … Alieniscus mutilloides Krombein, 1957

8A	Flagellum filiform; pronotal length medially less than 1.5x metanotal length; scapal basin with numerous arched transverse ridges (females) … Obenbergerella aenigmatica (Bridwell, 1919)

8B	Flagellum short and fusiform; pronotal length medially 2.0-2.5 times metanotal length; scapal basin with a few strong transverse tugae … 9 (Reidia Krombein)

9A	Anterior third of first metasomal tergum with delicate close transverse lineolations; frontal concavity of head with coarse sparse rugulae; posterior third of scutellum with close transverse rugulae; mesosoma light red … Reidia turneri Krombein, 1957

9B	Anterior third of first metasomal tergum with punctures; frontal concavity of head with finer arcuate rugulae; posterior half of scutellum with close transverse rugulae; mesosoma dark brown or black … 10

10A	Median pronotal length 0.7X greatest width and subequal to combined length of scutum and scutellum; pronotal disc medially smooth with longitudinal rugulae only present on extreme sides; metasomal tergum with sparse delicate punctures on anterior third … Reidia capensis Krombein, 1984

10B	Median pronotal length 0.9X greatest width and 1.2X as long as combined length of scutum and scutellum; pronotal disc medially with longitudinal ruguale; metasomal tergum with large close punctures on anterior third … Reidia natalensis Krombein, 1983

References

Kimsey, L.S. & Bohart, R.M. 1990. The Chrysidid wasps of the world. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 652 pp.

Krombein, K.V. 1983. Three New Egg Parasites of South African Walking Sticks (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae, Amiseginae). Journal of the Entomological Society of South Africa 46: 139-146.

Krombein, K.V. 1984. Two New Egg Parasites of South African walking sticks and notes on two previously described species (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae, Amiseginae). Journal of the Entomological Society of South Africa 47: 211-215.

Krombein, K.V. 1986. A remarkable new African amisegine wasp (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Amiseginae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88: 509-514.

Krombein, K.V. 1994. A new Anachrysis from South Africa (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Amiseginae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 96: 339-341.

Credits

Key development by Simon van Noort - modified from Kimsey & Bohart (1990). Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums).

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)