Platygastroidea_identification

Users can choose between three different key formats depending on their personal preference. The majority of keys available on this page have been developed using Lucid Phoenix. The key to Nixonia is available in all three formats. 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.

	Platygastridae Key to subfamilies of Scelionidae in the old sense (adapted from Masner 1976). Excludes Platygastrinae and Sceliotrachelinae.

	Scelioninae Key to world genera of Scelioninae (adapted from Masner 1976). To modify the key for a specific biogeographical region, click on the grey/blue funnel icon and select the region you are interested in. The key will be adapted automatically and will filter out extra-limital genera, simplifying and speeding up the identification process.

	Teleasinae Key to world genera of Teleasinae (adapted from Masner 1976)

	Telenominae Key to world genera of Telenominae (adapted from Masner 1976)

	Heptascelio Key to FEMALES of world species of Heptascelio
	Key to MALES of world species of Heptascelio

	Nixonia Key to world species of Nixonia	Standard Dichotomous key

	Oreiscelio Key to FEMALES of world species of Oreiscelio
	Key to MALES of world species of Oreiscelio

	Scelio Key to afrotropical Scelio species-groups
	Key to world species in the Scelio pulchripennis species-group
	Key to afrotropical species in the Scelio ernstii species-group
	Key to afrotropical species in the Scelio howardi species-group
	Key to afrotropical species in the Scelio ipomea species-group
	Key to afrotropical species in the Scelio madagascarensis species-group
	Key to afrotropical species in the Scelio simoni species-group
	Key to afrotropical species in the Scelio walkeri species-group

References

Johnson, N.F. & Masner, L. 2006. Revision of world species of the genus Nixonia Masner (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea, Scelionidae). American Museum Novitates 3518: 1-32.

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.

Masner, L. 1976. Revisionary notes and keys to world genera of Scelionidae (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupoidea). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada 97: 1-87.

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. 2008. South African survey reveals further Nixonia gems. Skaphion 2(13): 1-3.

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

Credits

Keys developed by Simon van Noort under the auspices of the PBI Platygastroidea project (National Science Foundation grant No. DEB–0614764 awarded to to N.F. Johnson and A.D. Austin).

Platygastroidea keys

Keys to platygastrid wasps of the world

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