248.  Major Families and Some Subfamilies of Adult Chalcidoidea:

 

Generalized drawings of Chalcidoidea morphology by Noyes & Valentine (1989) are

 presented in Figs.A-G.

 

For greater detail on specific geographic areas also please refer to regional keys as follows:

 

World Key (J. S. Noyes) =  <noyes.htm>

North America  =  <nearct-1.key.htm>

Canada =  <nearct-2.key.htm>

Neotropics (in Spanish) =  <neotro-1.key.htm>

Europe =  <palear-3.key.htm>

Czech & Slovak Republics =  <palear-4.key.htm>

Southern Africa =  <ethiop-1.key.htm>

India & Surroundings =  <india-1.key.htm>

Australasia =  <austra-1.key.htm> & <austra-3.key.htm>

New Zealand =  <austra-2.key.htm>

 

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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.....................................................................……............................... 249

 

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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.................................................................................................…................................253

 

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