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IDENTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL GROUPS OF INSECTS ¹

The identification of insects is a difficult process that requires specialists. Therefore, identification is

facilitated by directing specimens to the proper authorities. The following keys are designed to aid in the

determination of insect families, and in some cases subfamilies and species as well.

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Insect Orders, Families & some Subfamilies: Interactive Key

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Interactive Key: Print-out

Parasitoids of Synanthropic Flies

Subfamilies & Genera of Staphylinidae

Pictures of Beneficial Species

Insect Orders & Families

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Specialized Keys for Entomophagous Insects

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Coleoptera Diptera-1, Diptera-2 Hemiptera Lepidoptera Neuroptera Strepsiptera Hymenoptera: Superfamilies Great Britain-1 Great Britain-2 European Russia-1 European Russia-2 Apocrita / Parasitica Ceraphronoidea

Chalcidoidea World Key North America Canada Neotropics [Spanish] Europe Czech/Slovak Africa India & Adjacent Australia-1 , Australia-2 Cynipoidea New Zealand New Zealand Evaniodea Ichneumonoidea Proctotrupoidea Apocrita / Aculeata

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NOTE: The keys in this series are in a continuous process of renovation and updating.