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1A

 Head in lateral view subglobose (c. as high as long) (fig. a) .............................................  2

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1B

Head in lateral view dorsoventrally compressed (longer than high), anteriorly elongate due to large mandibles and malar space (fig. a) .............................................................................  Panaulix  3

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2A

Tarsal claws simple, or with an obscure basal tooth (fig. a); occipital carina absent (fig. b) ......  Aulacus

No species in the afrotropical region.

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2B

Tarsal claws with distinct teeth (fig. a); occipital carina present, at least dorsally (fig. b) .................... ............................................................................................  Pristaulacus (Pristaulacus africanus)

Four described species in the afrotropical region (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique).

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3A

Propodeum posteriorly with a median bulge (fig. a); vertex of head coarsely punctured (fig. b); POL:OOL = 1.6 (fig. c); mesosternum smooth (fig.d) ........................................................................... Panaulix rex 

Only known from Democratic Republic of Congo.

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3B

Propodeum without bulge (fig. a); vertex of head with punctures and reticulations (fig. b); POL:OOL = 1.2 (fig. c); mesosternum coarsely punctured (fig. d)  .................................................. Panaulix irenae 

Only known from Kenya.