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201a
(200a). Front legs not raptorial
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202a (201a). Fore wing with 2 or more branches of R-s arising from the apparently fused
stems of
R-1 and R-s
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202b. Fore wing with all branches of R-s
arising from a single sector
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203a
(202a). Antennae moniliform in both sexes; ocelli absent; ovipositor not exserted
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204b. Fore wing with apparently 2 radial sectors (R-s),
one of which is R-2+3 and the other R4+5
.......... (Neuroptera) Sympherobiidae
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205b. Not as previously described
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206a
(205b). Ocelli absent
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207b. Humeral cross vein not forming a recurrent vein; discal
area of wings not differentiated from marginal area
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208a
(207b). Vertex
(= top of head) flattened
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209a
(208a). Costal cross veins not forked
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209b. Costal cross veins forked
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212b. Wings much narrower than above
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213a (212b). Antennae quite distinctly club-like or flattened, subcostal
cell without cross vein
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214a
(213a). Antennae about as long as
head and thorax
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Major
Families of Adult Entomophagous Strepsiptera:
(Adults) (Immatures)
Males (for Females go to 222) <Separate Key>
<Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles> [Latest Classification]
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217a
(5a & 73b). Tarsi with fewer
than 5 segments and clawless
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218a (217a). Tarsi with 4 segments
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218b. Tarsi with 2-3 segments
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219a (218a). Antennae with less than 7 segments
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222a
(58a & 76a). Adult stage
partially endoparasitic, without legs, antennae or eyes
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Females (for Males
go to 217)
<Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> [Latest Classification]
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223a (222a). Cephalothorax (= head + thorax) without
hook-like projections behind spiracles
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224a
(223a). Cephalothorax with single
pair of spiracles; thoracic segments not well defined
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224b. Cephalothorax greatly elongated, with 2 pairs of spiracles,
or with head and thoracic segments
distinct .......... Strepsiptera) Callipharixenidae
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225a
(224a).
Parasitoids of Homoptera or Gryllidae
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226b. Brood-passage opening broad and semicircular;
thorax reduced and ring-like in back of brood-passage opening. .. (Strepsiptera)
Elenchidae
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Major
Families of Adult Entomophagous Lepidoptera:
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227a (10a, 38a, 48a & 80a). Antennae simple or
modified, but usually not swollen apically; hind wing with frenulum (= bristle
or group of bristles arising at humeral angle); ocelli often present ........... (Lepidoptera)
(Heterocera) <Habits> [Latest
Classification]
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228a (227a). Wings absent or greatly reduced in
size
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228b. Wings normally developed.
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229a (228a). Moth does not develop in a sac
constructed by the larva
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231a (228b). Hind wing with 3 anal veins; fore wing
usually with 1st anal vein reaching wing margin
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231b. Hind wing with 2 anal veins, rarely
with 1
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232a (231a). Hind wing with veins S-c+R-1 and R-s
widely separate beyond discal cell
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232b. Hind wing with veins S-c+R-1 and R-s fused or closely
parallel between discal cell and wing tip
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233a (232a). Fore wings with radial (accessory)
cell
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234a (233a). Proboscis vestigial
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234b. Mouthparts usually developed, with scaled proboscis
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236a (231b). Fore wing with single complete anal
vein
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237a (236a). Shaft of antennae tapering evenly from
base to tip
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238a (232b & 237a). Hind wing with S-c
usually free from R-s along the cell, though sometimes
extending near it (also see couplet 230)…(Lepidoptera)
Pyralidae
(Chrysauginae, ......... Phycitinae, Pyraustinae) <Habits>;
<Adults>
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238b.
Hind wing with Sc fused with Rs for short distance
before the middle of cell ..... .. Noctuidae
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239a (234b). Maxillary palpi straight and extend
forward horizontally, or vestigial
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240a (239a). Basal segment of antenna simple, though
often with scales, hairs, or bristles
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241a (240a). Hind wing with well-developed anal
region; venation almost complete
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241b. Hind wing narrow-lanceolate or linear;
venation often reduced.
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242a (241a). Hind wing with anal vein not distally
forked
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244a (241b). Fore wing with discal cell formed
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245a (244a). Hind tarsi without evident groups of
bristles
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246a (245a). Fore wing with discal cell set
obliquely, the end distinctly closer to the hind margin than to
costa; vein Cu-2 very short and usually extending
directly back to wing margin
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246b. Fore wing with discal cell axial and central; vein Cu-2
normally long and continuing parallel
with median veins (also see couplet 247) ....... (Lepidoptera)
Lavernidae & Cosmopterygidae <Habits>;
<Adults>
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248. Major Families
and Some Subfamilies of Adult Chalcidoidea:
<Overview>; <General
References>
Generalized
drawings of Chalcidoidea morphology by Noyes & Valentine (1989) are
Presented in Figs.A-G.
For greater detail on
major geographic areas also
Please refer to Regional Keys as follows:
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248a (123b). Hind femur enlarged, with ventral teeth, either a few large
or many small ones (saw-like)
(Fig.A); hind
tibia not quite equal to femur and arched; specimens usually 5-15 mm, broad
bodied, rarely <1-2 mm ...... A.
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248b. Hind femur not enlarged, ventral teeth, if present, 2 or
less, or ventral edge serrated (Fig. A); hindtibia straight (rarely half length
of femur); specimens usually 1-10 mm., robust to fragile
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249a (248a). Prepectus reduced or fused (Fig.A), not readily apparent, of if so, not
triangular in outline
(Fig.A) ..... A
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249b. Prepectus in the form of a triangular
plate (Fig.A)
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250a (249a). Ovipositor directed horizontally [in
most species not extended beyond tip of abdomen]; tegula almost an oval
disc; fore wing not folded longitudinally; posterior gena with distinct
ridge; body often large but not usually metallic (Figs.A-D) ...... A ..... Chalcididae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> (also Fig. 56)
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250b. Ovipositor curved upwards over abdomen (Fig.A); male abdomen covered by pitted hard covering of fused dorsal plates (Fig.A ); tegula narrowly extended forward,
ladel-like; fore
wing often folded longitudinally; body large, wasp-like, with fore wing
longitudinally folded
as in Vespidae, frequently with black and yellow pattern (Figs.B-D) ....... Leucospidae <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles> (also Fig. 45)
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