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Rhopalosomatidae keys

Keys to rhopalosomatid wasps

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Vespoidea; Family: Rhopalosomatidae)

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Key to Afrotropical genera and species of Rhopalosomatidae. Generated from Lohrmann, 2011; Lohrmann & Ohl, 2007 & Townes, 1977.

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Key to Australian species of Olixon. Generated from Krogmann et al., 2009.

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

References

Krogmann, L., Austin, A.D. & Naumann, I.D. 2009. Systematics and biogeography of Australian rhopalosomatid wasps (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae) with a global synopsis of the enigmatic genus Olixon Cameron. Systematic Entomology 34: 222–251.

Lohrmann, V. 2011. A revision of the Paniscomima of the African Subregion with the description of two new species from Malawi and Tanzania (Hymenoptera, Rhopalosomatidae). Zoosyst. Evol. 87 (2): 371–378. DOI 10.1002/zoos.201100014.

Lohrmann, V. & Ohl, M. 2007. The wasp genus Olixon Cameron in Madagascar: first record and description of two new species (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae). Zootaxa 1465: 39-46.

Townes, H. 1977. A revision of the Rhopalosomatidae (Hymenoptera). Contributions of the Entomological Institute 15: 1-34.

Credits

Photographs included in the keys © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums) or © Volker Lohrmann (Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt-Universität Berlin) or © Lars Krogmann (State Museum of Natural History, Stuttgart).

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

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