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 Gasteruptiidae (Gasteruptid wasps)

    • Family Evaniidae (Ensign wasps)

  • Superfamily Stephanoidea

    • Family Stephanidae (Stephanid wasps)

  • Superfamily Megalyroidea

    • Family Megalyridae (Megalyrid wasps)

  • Superfamily Trigonalioidea

    • Family Trigonalidae (Trigonalid wasps)

  • Superfamily Ichneumonoidea

    • Family Braconidae (Braconid wasps)

    • Family Ichneumonidae (Ichneumon wasps)

  • Superfamily Cynipoidea

    • Family Liopteridae (Liopterid wasps)

    • Family Figitidae (Figitid wasps)

    • Family Cynipidae (Gall wasps)

    • Family Ibaliidae (Ibaliid wasps)

  • Superfamily Proctotrupoidea

    • Family Proctotrupidae (Proctotrupid wasps)

    • Family Diapriidae (Diapriid wasps)

  • Superfamily Platygastroidea 

    • Family Platygastridae (Platygastrid wasps)

  • Superfamily Ceraphronoidea  

    • Family Megaspilidae (Megaspilid wasps)

    • Family Ceraphronidae (Ceraphronid wasps)

  • Superfamily Chalcidoidea

    • Family Chalcididae (Chalcidid wasps)

    • Family Leucospidae (Leucospid wasps)

    • Family Eurytomidae (Seed chalcids)

    • Family Pteromalidae (Pteromalid wasps)

    • Family Agaonidae (Fig wasps)

    • Family Torymidae (Torymid wasps)

    • Family Ormyridae (Ormyrid wasps)

    • Family Perilampidae (Perilampid wasps)

    • Family Eucharitidae (Eucharitid wasps)

    • Family Eupelmidae (Eupelmid wasps)

    • Family Tanaostigmatidae (Tanaostigmatid wasps)

    • Family Encyrtidae (Encyrtid wasps)

    • Family Aphelinidae (Aphelinid wasps)

    • Family Signiphoridae (Signiphorid wasps)

    • Family Tetracampidae (Tetracampid wasps)

    • Family Eulophidae (Eulophid wasps)

    • Family Trichogrammatidae (Trichogrammatid wasps)

    • Family Mymaridae (Fairy wasps)

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

• 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 Vespoidea

  • Family Bradynobaenidae (Bradynobaenid wasps)

  • Family Pompilidae (Spider hunting wasps)

  • Family Rhopalosomatidae (Rhopalosomatid wasps)

  • Family Sapygidae (Sapygid wasps)

  • Family Scoliidae (Mammoth wasps)

  • Family Tiphiidae (Tiphiid wasps)

  • Family Mutillidae (Velvet ants)

  • Family Vespidae (Paper, Potter & Pollen wasps)

  • Family Formicidae (Ants)

• Superfamily Apoidea

  • Family Heterogynaidae (Heterogynaid wasps)

  • Family Ampulicidae (Cockroach wasps)

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

  • Family Crabronidae (Bee Wolves, Sand wasps)

  • Family Apidae sensu lato (Bees)

References

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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