Platygastroidea_identification_keys

NIXONIIDAE
	Nixonia Key to species of Nixonia	Standard Dichotomous key		Lucid Matrix key
PLATYGASTRIDAE
	Sceliotrachelinae Key to genera of Afrotropical Sceliotrachelinae	Standard Dichotomous key	Lucid pathway key (interactive dichotomous key)	Lucid Matrix key
	*Afrisolia* Key to species of Afrisolia	Standard Dichotomous key
	*Parabaeus* Key to Old World species of Parabaeus	Standard Dichotomous key
	*Pulchrisolia* Key to species of Pulchrisolia	Standard Dichotomous key
	*Sceliotrachelus* Key to species of Sceliotrachelus	Standard Dichotomous key
SCELIONIDAE
	Heptascelio Key to FEMALES of World species of Heptascelio		Lucid pathway key (interactive dichotomous key)
	Heptascelio Key to MALES of World species of Heptascelio		Lucid pathway key (interactive dichotomous key)
	Oreiscelio Key to FEMALES of World species of Oreiscelio		Lucid pathway key (interactive dichotomous key)
	Oreiscelio Key to MALES of World species of Oreiscelio		Lucid pathway key (interactive dichotomous key)
	*Platyscelio* Key to World species of Platyscelio	Standard Dichotomous key
	*Scelio* Key to Afrotropical Scelio species-groups	Standard Dichotomous key
	Key to Afrotropical species in the Scelio ernstii species-group	Standard Dichotomous key		Lucid Matrix key
	Key to Afrotropical species in the Scelio howardi species-group	Standard Dichotomous key		Lucid Matrix key
	Key to Afrotropical species in the Scelio ipomea species-group	Standard Dichotomous key		Lucid Matrix key
	Key to Afrotropical species in the Scelio irwini species-group	Standard Dichotomous key		Lucid Matrix key
	Key to World species in the Scelio pulchripennis species-group	Standard Dichotomous key		Lucid Matrix key
	Key to Afrotropical species in the Scelio simoni species-group	Standard Dichotomous key		Lucid Matrix key
	Key to Afrotropical species in the Scelio walkeri species-group	Standard Dichotomous key		Lucid Matrix key

References

Chen H-Y, Lahey Z, Talamas EJ, Valerio AA, Popovici OA, Musetti L, Klompen H, Polaszek A, Masner L, Austin AD, Johnson NF. 2021. An integrated phylogenetic reassessment of the parasitoid superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupomorpha) results in a revised familial classification. Systematic Entomology 46(4): 1088-1113.

https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12511

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.

Taekul, C., Johnson, N.F., Masner, L., Polaszek, A., Rajmohana, K. 2010. World species of the genus Platyscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae) ZooKeys 50: 97–126.

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.

van Noort S, Lahey Z, Talamas EJ, Austin AD, Masner L, Polaszek A, Johnson NF 2021. Review of Afrotropical sceliotracheline parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae). In: Lahey Z, Talamas E (Eds) Advances in the Systematics of Platygastroidea III. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 87: 115–222. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.73770

Yoder, M., Valerio, A., Polaszek, A., Masner, L., Johnson, N. 2009. Revision of Scelio pulchripennis-group species (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae). ZooKeys 20: 53-118. (doi: 10.3897/zookeys.20.205).

Credits

Keys produced 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).

Photographs included in the keys either © PBI Platygastroidea project or © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).

Platygastroidea keys

Keys to platygastroid wasps of the world

References

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