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Key to Northern European Xenoschesis
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Subgenus
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Subgenus Polycinetis. Petiolar area of propodeum absent or reduced. Ovipositor short, sheaths relatively broad.
Subgenus Xenoschesis. Petiolar area of propodeum well developed. Ovipositor longer, sheaths narrow.
Hind legs
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Hind legs with coxae and femurs red.
Hind legs with coxae and/or femurs black.
Antennae
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Antennae orange or reddish.
Antennae black or brownish.
Info
This is a incomplete key to the Northern European species of
Xenoschesis
. The Scandinavian records of
X.nigricoxa
are dubious, so this species is not included.
Likely taxa
Xenoschesis aethiops
Xenoschesis fulvipes
Xenoschesis mordax
Xenoschesis ustulata
Xenoschesis ustulata (male)
References
Kasparyan D. R., & Khalaim A. I. (2007). 14. Subfamily Ctenopelmatinae. In Ler, P. A. (Ed.),
Key to the insects of Russian Far East. Vol. IV. Neuropteroidea, Mecoptera, Hymenoptera. Pt 5
(s. 474–559). Vladivostok.
Wharton, B. (2024). PEET Ctenopelmatinae.
The Wharton Lab
.
http://mx.speciesfile.org/projects/8/public/otu_group/show/194
Yu, D.S.K., van Achterberg, C. & Horstmann, K. 2016. Taxapad 2016, Ichneumonoidea 2015 (Biological and taxonomical information), Taxapad Interactive Catalogue Database on flashdrive. Nepean, Ottawa
