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Key to northern European Oxytorus
Oxytorus
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Taxa:
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.
Ovipositor sheaths broad.
Apophyses
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Apophyses strongly developed.
Apophyses weak.
Remaining taxa:
Oxytorus armatus
Oxytorus luridator
Discarded taxa:
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). Oxytorinae. LAJI.FI. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
https://laji.fi/sv/taxon/MX.310750
Rossem, G.V. (1980). A revision of some Western Palaearctic Oxytorine genera (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae). Spixiana Supplement 4: 77–135.
SLU Artdatabanken (2024). Oxytorinae. Artfakta. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
https://artfakta.se/taxa/1015814
