Abstract

While much has been learned regarding the phylogeny and evolution of cynipoid wasps, clearly illustrated diagnostic tools and identification keys have remained stagnant. So too, where keys do exist, they are often to genus or species, and there are no user-friendly keys to groups such as tribes, subfamilies, or families.This state of affairs leaves a knowledge gap for non-specialists and slows future research on the group. To address this, we provide a fully illustrated key to the higher-level groups of world Cynipoidea. We also provide summaries of all higher-level taxa with updated generic lists, biological data, distribution, and literature resources. The dichotomous key presented here is complimented with a multi-entry matrix-based key, created in Lucid, and served on www.waspweb.org with online versions of the dichotomous keys also available.

Keywords

gall wasp; Cynipidae; Figitidae; parasitoid; Ibaliidae

Published in

Insect Systematics and Diversity
2020, Volume: 4, number: 4
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC

SLU Authors

• Liljeblad, Johan

  • SLU Swedish Species Information Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Ecology


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixaa003

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/117763