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Ichneumonidae keys

Keys to ichneumonid wasps of the Afrotropical region

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Family: Ichneumonidae)

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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 Zambion species Tryphoninae (after Bennett & Barnes, 2011)

Lucid Phoenix interactive key

 Standard dichotomous key  

Credits

Interactive keys produced by Simon van Noort from key in Bennett & Barnes, 2011. Images included in the key © Andrew Bennett & Diana Barnes (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects).

 

 

Tersilochinae (after Khalaim, 2007)

Lucid Phoenix interactive key

 Standard dichotomous key  

Credits

Interactive keys produced by Simon van Noort from key in Khalaim, 2007. Images included in the key © Andrey Khalaim (Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences).

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

Bennett, A.M.R. & Barnes, D.I. 2011. Revision of the world species of Zambion (Hymenoptera,  Ichneumonidae, Tryphoninae). Zookeys 159: 19-48.

Khalaim, A. 2007. First records of Meggoleus, Heterocola and Phradis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersilochinae) from the Afrotropical region, with description of four new species. African Invertebrates 48: 101-110.

Khalaim, A.I. 2009. South African species of Aneuclis Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersilochinae). African Invertebrates 50: 123-136.

Khalaim, A.I. 2010. To the study of Afrotropical species of the genus Aneuclis Förster, 1869

(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersilochinae). Zoosytematica Rossica 19: 120–123.

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

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