The Chrysidid Wasps of the World

by Kimsey, Lynn S.; Bohart, Richard M.

• ISBN13: 9780198540106
• ISBN10: 0198540108
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-03-28
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The growing field of conservation biology has placed a new value on cataloging the Earth's living creatures, even as many of them face extinction. In the first systematic revision of the Chrysidid wasp family since 1889, the authors present a worldwide overview of this colorful group. Some 3,000 valid species have been named and are arranged in 84 genera and four sub-families. This comprehensive treatment presents a reclassification of the generic and higher taxa. It also includes a summary of previously published information, indicated problems in need of further study, and detailed synonomic species lists for each genus. Discussions for each tribe and sub-family include ancestral characteristics, phylogenetically important characters and a corresponding cladogram, keys to genera, and relationships among taxa.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Materials and Methods

Materials and Methods

Biology

Biogeography

Morphology

General Systematics

Subfamily Cleptinae

Subfamily Amiseginae

Subfamily Loboscelidiinae

Subfamily Chrysidinae

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