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Key to Afroserphus species

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera;  Superfamily: Proctotrupoidea; Family: Proctotrupidae; Subfamily: Proctotrupinae; Genus: Afroserphus)

ClassificationIdentification keys

1. Corniculae dorsal of the toruli distinct (A, B) ...Afroserphus bicornis

- Corniculae represented, at most, by a slight bulging of the cuticle dorsal of the toruli (a, b) ...2

2. Mesoscutum distinctly punctate, with large setal sockets (A); coxae dark brown (B) ...Afroserphus masneri

- Surface of mesoscutum smooth (a); coxae reddish-brown (b)...Afroserphus fisheri
 

References

Buffington ML, Copeland RS, van Noort S. 2018. Revision of Afroserphus Masner (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupidae) with the description of two new species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 120: 687-707. https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.120.4.687

Credits

Photographs of © Matt Buffington (USDA, Washington) or © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

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