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Ormyridae keys

Keys to ormyrid wasps of the world

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

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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.

Key to subfamilies and genera of world Ormyridae (van Noort et al., 2024)

Standard Dichotomus key

Lucid matrix key



References

van Noort S, Mitroiu M-D, Burks R, Gibson G, Hanson P, Heraty J, Janšta P, Cruaud A, Rasplus J-Y. 2024. Redefining Ormyridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) with establishment of subfamilies and description of new genera. Systematic Entomology 49: 447–494. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12630

Credits

Photographs included in the keys © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa), or © David Wahl (AEI, Utah State University), or © Jean-Yves Rasplus (INRAE), or © Mircea-Dan Mitroiu (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi).


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2024. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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