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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. |
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Matrix key to genera and species of Afrotropical Ophioninae (Rousse & van Noort, 2014) |
Lucid Matrix key |
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About the Lucid matrix identification key
The Lucid matrix key has been designed for the
specific identification of Ophioninae reported in the Afrotropical Region,
mostly based on the morphological revisions of
Gauld & Mitchell,
1978, Gauld & Mitchell, 1981
and Gauld (1982). We recommend close consultation with these revisions
while using the above Lucid matrix key.
1. Intensive use of the magic wand
button is recommended to find the best discriminative feature.
2. Quantitative indices are given with
second and third quartiles in square brackets, i.e. the range encompassing
50% of the reported values. The more out of this range a measure is, the
more diagnostic the character is.
3. The limits of the states of
quantitative indices were determined according to the statistical
distribution of the variable, and the species have been coded loosely to
avoid false negative. If you measure a value close to one of the limits, we
recommend that you select the corresponding alternative option as well.
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Dichotomous keys to genera and species of Afrotropical Ophioninae
(updated from Gauld & Mitchell, 1978 & Gauld, 1982). Images to follow. |
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Keys to genera of Afrotropical Ophioninae (modified from
Gauld & Mitchell,
1978) |
Standard dichotomous key |
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Keys to species of Afrophion (after
Gauld & Mitchell,
1978) |
Standard dichotomous key |
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Keys to species of Dicamptus (after
Gauld & Mitchell,
1978; Rousse & van Noort, 2014) |
Standard dichotomous key |
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Keys to species of Dictyonotus
(after
Gauld & Mitchell,
1978) |
Standard dichotomous key |
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Keys to species of Enicospilus
(after
Gauld & Mitchell,
1978; Gauld, 1982; Rousse & van Noort, 2014) |
Standard dichotomous key |
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Keys to species of Euryophion
(after
Gauld & Mitchell,
1978) |
Standard dichotomous key |
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Keys to species of Laticoleus
(after
Gauld & Mitchell,
1978) |
Standard dichotomous key |
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Keys to species of Orientospilus
(after
Gauld & Mitchell,
1978) |
Standard dichotomous key |
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Keys to species of Rhopalophion
(after
Gauld & Mitchell,
1978) |
Standard dichotomous key |
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References
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Gauld, I.D. 1982. A revised key of the
Enicospilus antefurcalis (Szépligeti) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) species
group of the Afrotropical region. Bulletin of Entomological Research
72: 33–38.
Gauld, I.D. & Mitchell, P.A. 1978.
The taxonomy, distribution and host preferences of African parasitic
wasps of the subfamily Ophioninae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae).
Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Slough, England, 287 pp.
Gauld, I.D. & Mitchell, P.A. 1981.
The taxonomy, distribution and host
preferences of Indo-Papuan parasitic wasps of the subfamily
Ophioninae (Hymenoptera: khneumonidae). Commonwealth Agricultural
Bureaux, UK, 611pp.
Rousse, P. & van Noort, S. 2014.
Afrotropical Ophioninae
(Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae): an update of Gauld & Mitchell's revision,
including two new species and an interactive matrix identification key.
ZooKeys 456: 59–73. doi:10.3897/zookeys.456.8140
Rousse, P. & Villemant, C. 2012. Ichneumons in
Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera)
species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. Zootaxa 3278,
1–57.
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Credits
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Identification keys
produced by Pascal Rousse and Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South
Africa) from keys developed by Ian Gauld & P.A. Mitchell (1978) and
first published by CABI. Photographs
© Simon van Noort or Pascal Rousse or Aisha Mayekiso (Iziko Museums of South
Africa). |
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