Parasitoids of Fruit-Infesting Tephritidae

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Couplet 1.
History
Parasitoids of Fruit-Infesting Tephritidae (at the start)

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Wings with numerous veins and cells as in these figures (Families Braconidae and Ichneumonidae)

3100_mximage
1.Fig. 1.
3072_mximage
2.Fig. 2.
2395_mximage
3.Fig. 3.
 
future couplets
Vein RS+M absent (Fig. 1: arrow A),... ...

Ichneumonidae

Vein RS+M present (Fig. 1: arrow A)... ...

Braconidae

Mandibles broad, especially at apex... ...

Alysiinae

Fore wing with subdiscal cell (Fig.... ...

Microcrasis

Fore wing with subdiscal cell (Fig.... ...

Asobara

Mandibles more normal in appearance...
Sternaulus represented by two, para... ...

Sternaulopius

Sternaulus either absent (Fig. 1) o...
Mesonotum with notauli present and ... ...

Fopius

Mesonotum with notauli present (Fig...
2nd submarginal cell (Figs. 1 and 2...
m-cu of fore wing (Fig. 1: arrow A)...
Clypeus short, labrum broadly expos... ...

Diachasma

Clypeus large (Fig. 1: arrow), conc... ...

Diachasmimorpha

m-cu of fore wing (Fig. 1: arrow) e... ...

Doryctobracon

2nd submarginal cell (Figs. 1 and 2...
m-cu of fore wing (Fig. 1: arrow) e...
Hind tibia with carina or ridge (Fi... ...

Utetes

Hind tibia without carina or ridge ... ...

Opius

m-cu of fore wing (Figs. 1 and 2: a...
Hind wing with subbasal cell (Fig. ... ...

Bracon

Hind wing with subbasal cell (Figs....
Clypeus short, labrum (Figs. 1-3: a... ...

Psyttalia

Clypeus large (Figs. 1 and 2), conc...
Mesonotum with a small, rounded mid... ...

Opius

Mesonotum with midpit absent (as in... ...

Opius (Bellopius)

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Wings with reduced venation as in these figures (Families Figitidae, Diapriidae, Chalcididae, Eulophidae, Pteromalidae, Eupelmidae, and Eurytomidae) (Chalcidoid families infrequently associated with fruit-infesting tephritids, such as Torymidae, Encyrtidae and Ormyridae, are not included in the key, but information on identification is presented in the web page for that family.)

2800_mximage
1.Fig. 1.
2812_mximage
2.Fig. 5.
 
future couplets
Wing venation of fore wing as in th...
Tarsi 4-segmented (Figs. 1, 2) ...

Eulophidae

fore wings with 3 setae on submargi... ...

Aceratoneuromyia

1 seta on submarginal vein of fore ... ...

Tetrastichus

Tarsi 5-segmented (Figs. 1, 2) (Fam...
Hind femora enlarged, with ventral ... ...

Chalcididae

Hind femora normal: slender and not...
Mesopleuron bulging, convex (Fig. 2... ...

Eupelmidae

Mesopleuron with median groove, sur...
Antennae originating low on face (_... ...

Spalangia

Antennae originating in middle of f...
Pronotum quadrate and deeply pitted ...

Eurytomidae

Pronotum not deeply pitted, quadrat... ...

Pachycrepoideus

Venation of different form, either ...
Scutellum with dorsal plate (Figs. ... ...

Eucoilinae

Scutellum normal, lacking dorsal pl... ...

Diapriidae

Females with 12 segmented antennae,...
Head in lateral view with distinct,... ...

Coptera

Mandibles falcate, usually strongl... ...

Trichopria

Both males and females with 13 segm... ...

Spilomicrus

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. 9712543 and NSF PEET grant 0328922. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. | © Robert Wharton. powered by mx