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Key to northern European Orthopelma
Orthopelma
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Taxa:
Antennae
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Female antennae short and with 16 or less flagellomeres. Flagellomeres 7-12 broader than long.
Antennae longer and with about 18 flagellomeres. Flagellomeres 7-12 longer than wide.
Ovipositor
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Ovipositor sheaths less than 0.4 times as long as the hind tibiae.
Ovipositor sheaths more than 0.6 times as long as the hind tibiae.
Eyes
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Eyes very large, protruding and strongly convergent ventrally, viewed anteriorly the greatest distance between the eyes is more than 1.5 times the smallest distance.
Eyes smaller, less protruding and more weakly convergent ventrally, viewed anteriorly the greatest distance between the eyes is less than 1.35 times the smallest distance.
Propodeum
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Combined outline of basal area and area superomedia of the propodeum more or less rectangular, weakly constricted centrally.
Combined outline of basal area and area superomedia of the propodeum clearly constricted centrally.
Remaining taxa:
Orthopelma brevicorne
Orthopelma mediator
Orthopelma sp. 1
Discarded taxa:
Info
This key includes the two described northern European
Orthopelma
species and one undescribed. It is possible that
O. mediator
is infact two species based on molecular evidence, but this is not accounted for here.
References
Finlands Artdatacenter (2024). Orthopelmatinae. LAJI.FI. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
https://laji.fi/sv/taxon/MX.309178
Gauld, I.D. & Mitchell, P.A. (1977). Ichneumonidae: Orthopelmatinae & Anomaloninae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol. 7, Part 2(b). Royal Entomological Society.
SLU Artdatabanken (2024). Orthopelmatinae. Artfakta. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
https://artfakta.se/taxa/1000042
Key to northern European Orthopelma
Orthopelma
