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Key to northern European
Oxytorus
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Oxytorinae
Oxytorus
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Terminology
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Areolet
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Female with areolet present.
Female with areolet absent.
Tergites
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Tergites 1 and 2 coriaceous.
Tergites 1 and 2 polished (slightly coriaceous in some males).
Ovipositor sheaths
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Ovipositor sheaths relatively slender.
Oviposior sheaths broad.
Apophyses
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Apophyses strongly developed.
Apophyses weak.
Likely taxa
Oxytorus armatus
Oxytorus luridator
Info
This key includes the two northern European species of
Oxytorus
. Sadly, according to Rossem (1980), none of these characters are very reliable for males.
References
Finlands Artdatacenter (2024). LAJI.FI: Oxytorinae.
https://laji.fi/sv/taxon/MX.310750
[2024-12-06]
Rossem, G. V. (1980). A revision of some Western Palaearctic Oxytorine genera (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae).
Spixiana. Supplement. 4
, 77–135.
SLU Artdatabanken (2024). Artfakta: Oxytorinae.
https://artfakta.se/taxa/1015814
[2024-12-06]