Figitidae keys

Keys to figitid wasps of the Afrotropical region

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Cynipoidea)

Users can choose between two different key formats depending on their personal preference. Lucid Phoenix keys are interactive keys that are still dichotomous and a choice needs to be made at each key couplet to continue. For more information concerning Lucid keys visit www.lucidcentral.org.

Aspicerinae

Key to world species of Anacharoides.

Lucid Phoenix key

Standard Dichotomus key

Eucoilinae

Key to world species of Stentorceps.

Lucid Phoenix key

Standard Dichotomus key

Pycnostigminae
	Key to world species of Pycnostigminae.	Lucid Phoenix key	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

Buffington, M.L. & van Noort, S. 2007. A world revision of Pycnostigminae (Cynipoidea: Figitidae) with descriptions of seven new species. Zootaxa 1392: 1-30

Buffington, M.L. & van Noort, S. 2009. A world revision of Anacharoides Cameron, 1904 (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) with a description of a new species. Zookeys 20: 245-274.

Nielsen, M. & Buffington, M. 2011. Redescription of Stentorceps Quinlan, 1984 (Hymenoptera: Figitidae), with a description of five new species. African Entomology 19: 597–613.

Figitidae keys

Keys to figitid wasps of the Afrotropical region

System requirements

Reference

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