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Megalyridae keys

Keys to megalyrid wasps of the Afrotropical region

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

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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.

Lucid Phoenix key to Afrotropical genera and species of Megalyridae.

  

 

Key to afrotropical genera of Megalyridae.

Standard Dichotomous key

    

Key to species of Dinapsis

Standard Dichotomous 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

 Shaw, S.R. & van Noort, S. 2009. A new Dinapsis species from the Central African Republic (Hymenoptera: Megalyridae: Dinapsini). Zootaxa 2118: 30–36.

van Noort, S. & Shaw, S.R. In press. Megalyridia capensis (Hymenoptera: Megalyridae: Megalyridiini) a relict species endemic to South Africa. African Natural History

Credits

Keys developed by Simon van Noort. Photographs included in the keys © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of Cape Town).

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

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