Identification Keys for Afrotropical Hymenoptera (Wasps, Bees, Ants)

• Suborder SYMPHYTA (Woodwasps, Horntails, Sawflies)

  • Superfamily Orussoidea

    • Family Orussidae (Parasitic Woodwasps)

  • Superfamily Siricoidea

    • Family Siricidae (Woodwasps, Horntails)

  • Superfamily Tenthredinoidea

    • Family Argidae (Argid sawflies)

    • Family Tenthredinidae (Common sawflies)

• Suborder APOCRITA (PARASITICA)  (Parasitic wasps)

  • Superfamily Evanioidea

    • Family Aulacidae (Aulacid wasps)

    • Family Evaniidae (Ensign wasps)

    • Family Gasteruptiidae (Gasteruptid wasps)

  • Superfamily Stephanoidea

    • Family Stephanidae (Stephanid wasps)

  • Superfamily Megalyroidea

    • Family Megalyridae (Megalyrid wasps)

  • Superfamily Trigonaloidea

    • Family Trigonalidae (Trigonalid wasps)

  • Superfamily Ichneumonoidea

    • Family Braconidae (Braconid wasps)

    • Family Ichneumonidae (Ichneumon wasps)

  • Superfamily Cynipoidea

    • Family Cynipidae (Gall wasps)

    • Family Figitidae (Figitid wasps)

    • Family Ibaliidae (Ibaliid wasps)

    • Family Liopteridae (Liopterid wasps)

  • Superfamily Diaprioidea

    • Family Diapriidae (Diapriid wasps)

    • Family Ismaridae (Ismarid wasps)

  • Superfamily Proctotrupoidea

    • Family Proctotrupidae (Proctotrupid wasps)

    • Family Heloridae (Helorid wasps)

  • Superfamily Platygastroidea 

    • Family Platygastridae (Platygastrid wasps)

    • Family Scelionidae (Scelionid wasps)

  • Superfamily Ceraphronoidea  

    • Family Ceraphronidae (Ceraphronid wasps)

    • Family Megaspilidae (Megaspilid wasps)

  • Superfamily Chalcidoidea

    • Family Agaonidae (Fig wasps)

    • Family Aphelinidae (Aphelinid wasps)

    • Family Azotidae (Azotid wasps)

    • Family Chalcididae (Chalcidid wasps)

    • Family Encyrtidae (Encyrtid wasps)

    • Family Eriaporidae (Eriaporid wasps)

    • Family Eucharitidae (Eucharitid wasps)

    • Family Eulophidae (Eulophid wasps)

    • Family Eupelmidae (Eupelmid wasps)

    • Family Eurytomidae (Seed chalcids)

    • Family Pteromalidae (Pteromalid wasps)

    • Family Leucospidae (Leucospid wasps)

    • Family Megastigmidae (Megastigmid wasps)

    • Family Mymaridae (Fairy wasps)

    • Family Ormyridae (Ormyrid wasps)

    • Family Perilampidae (Perilampid wasps)

    • Family Signiphoridae (Signiphorid wasps)

    • Family Tanaostigmatidae (Tanaostigmatid wasps)

    • Family Tetracampidae (Tetracampid wasps)

    • Family Torymidae (Torymid wasps)

    • Family Trichogrammatidae (Trichogrammatid wasps)

• Suborder APOCRITA (ACULEATA) (Wasps, Ants, Bees)

• Superfamily Apoidea

  • Family Ampulicidae (Cockroach wasps)

  • Family Andrenidae (Mining bees)

  • Family Apidae (Honey, Cuckoo, Digger & Carpenter bees)

  • Family Colletidae (Membrane, Plasterer & Masked bees)

  • Family Crabronidae (Bee Wolves, Sand wasps)

  • Family Halictidae (Sweat bees, Flower bees)

  • Family Heterogynaidae (Heterogynaid wasps)

  • Family Megachilidae (Leaf cutting bees, Mason Bees)

  • Family Melittidae (Melittid bees)

  • Family Sphecidae (Mud daubers, Digger & Sand wasps)

• Superfamily Formicoidea

  • Family Formicidae (Ants)

• Superfamily Chrysidoidea

  • Family Bethylidae (Bethylid wasps)

  • Family Chrysididae (Cuckoo wasps)

  • Family Dryinidae (Dryinid wasps)

  • Family Embolemidae (Embolemid wasps)

  • Family Plumariidae (Plumariid wasps)

  • Family Sclerogibbidae (Sclerogibbid wasps)

  • Family Scolebythidae (Scolebythid wasps)

• Superfamily Pompiloidea

  • Family Mutillidae (Velvet ants)

  • Family Pompilidae (Spider hunting wasps)

  • Family Sapygidae (Sapygid wasps)

• Superfamily Scolioidea

  • Family Bradynobaenidae (Bradynobaenid wasps)

  • Family Scoliidae (Mammoth wasps)

• Superfamily Tiphioidea

  • Family Tiphiidae (Tiphiid wasps)

• Superfamily Thynnoidea

  • Family Thynnidae (Thynnid wasps)

• Superfamily Vespoidea

  • Family Rhopalosomatidae (Rhopalosomatid wasps)

  • Family Vespidae (Paper, Potter & Pollen wasps)

References

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.

Johnson, N. F., Masner, L., Musetti, L., van Noort, S., Rajmohana K., Darling, D.C., Guidotti, A., Polaszek, A. 2008. Revision of world species of the genus Heptascelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea, Platygastridae). Zootaxa 1776: 1-51.

Penev, L., Sharkey, M., Erwin, T., van Noort, S., Buffington, M., Seltmann, K., Johnson, N.F., Taylor, M., Thompson, F.C., Dallwitz, M.J. 2009. Data publication and dissemination of interactive keys under the open access model. Forum paper. Zookeys 21: 1-17.

Sharkey, M., Dicky, S.Y., van Noort, S., Seltmann, K., Penev, L. 2009. Revision of the Oriental genera of Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with an emphasis on Thailand and interactive keys to genera published in three different formats. ZooKeys 21: 19-54.

Sharkey, M., van Noort, S., Whitfield, J. 2009. Revision of Khoikhoiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zookeys 20: 299-348.

Talamas, E.J., Johnson, N.F., van Noort, S., Masner, L., Polaszek, A. 2009. Revision of world species of the genus Oreiscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea, Platygastridae) Zookeys 6: 1-68.

van Noort, S. & Johnson, N. 2009. New species of the plesiomorphic genus Nixonia (Platygastridae, Hymenoptera) from South Africa. Zookeys 20: 31-51.

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