Orussidae_identification_keys

Identification keys are presented in two different formats: traditional dichotomous keys where a choice needs to be made at each key couplet to continue, and Lucid matrix keys 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.

	Orussidae genera Key to African genera (after Vilhelmsen et al 2017)	Standard dichotomous key

	Chalinus species Key to species of Chalinus (after Vilhelmsen et al 2017)	Standard dichotomous key

	Leptorussus species Key to species of Leptorussus (after Vilhelmsen et al 2017)	Standard dichotomous key

	Orussus species Key to species of Orussus (after Vilhelmsen et al 2017)	Standard dichotomous key

	*Pedicrista* species Single species known: Pedicrista hyalina Benson, 1935

	Pseudoryssus species Key to species of Pseudoryssus (after Vilhelmsen et al 2017)	Standard dichotomous key

References

Vilhelmsen, L. 2003. Phylogeny and classification of the Orussidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera), a basal parasitic wasp taxon. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 139: 337-418.

Vilhelmsen L, Blank SM, Sechi D, Ndiaye MM, Niang AA, Guisse A, van Noort S. 2017. The Orussidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Africa. Proceedings of the American Entomological Society 119: 879- 930. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.119.SpecialIssue.879

Orussidae keys

Keys to orussid wasps of Africa

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