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Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Braconid Wasps (Braconidae) » Caterpillar Mummy Wasps (Rogadinae) » Common Mummy Wasps (Aleiodes)

Revision of North American Aleiodes Wesmael (Part 1): the pulchripes Wesmael species-group in the New World

By Scott R. Shaw, Paul M. Marsh, & Joseph C. Fortier
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 6: , 1997

Full title: Revision of North American Aleiodes Wesmael (Part 1): the pulchripes Wesmael species-group in the New World (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Rogadinae)

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Contributed by Jonathan Hoskins on 24 May, 2022 - 2:06am

A Revision of the Tetrasphaeropyx Ashm. Lineage of the Genus Aleiodes Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae)

By Fortier, Joseph C.
Magnolia Press, 2009

Zootaxa 2256: 1-126

Seventy-three known Aleiodes (Tetrasphaeropyx) species are described. A morphological phylogenetic analysis is provided to test the monophyly of the group. A dichotomous key to species is provided as well as a glossary of terminology, illustrations referred to in the key, host information, and geographical collection information.
Online PDF

Contributed by Joe on 4 April, 2013 - 9:10pm

Aleiodes wasps of eastern forests: A guide to parasitoids and associated mummified caterpillars

By Shaw, Scott R.
Morgantown: Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, 2006

Full text

Contributed by v belov on 9 December, 2009 - 11:12pm

A Revision of the Subfamily Zelinae Auct. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

By Achterberg, C. van
Tijdschrift voor entomologie, 122: pp. 241-479, 1979

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Links to descriptions of our species:
• C. extensor
• C. cruentatus

Contributed by Jonathan Hoskins on 20 November, 2021 - 10:51pm

Charmon ramagei sp. Nov., a new Charmontinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Reunion, with a synopsis of world species

By Pascal Rousse
Zootaxa 3626(4):583-588, 2013

FULL TEXT

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3626.4.12

Contributed by Jonathan Hoskins on 20 November, 2021 - 9:49pm

A revision of the western Palaearctic species of the genus Meteorus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

By Huddleston T
Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 41: 1-58, 1980

PDF
includes the Holarctic species Meteorus rubens

Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 17 August, 2021 - 4:37pm

A revision of the North American species of ichneumon-flies belonging to the genus Meteorus Haliday.

By Muesebeck CFW
Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 63 (2470):1–44, 1923

doi = 10.5479/si.00963801.63-2470.1
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I asked Dr. Scott Shaw about the validity of this 98 year old key. He replied "Muesebeck's key actually works pretty well. However, an important consideration is that some North American species are probably synonyms of European species." He recommended 2 keys to the Palearctic species (1)(2)

Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 10 August, 2021 - 9:38pm

Revision der Phanerotoma - Arten Nordamerikas (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Cheloninae)

By Zettel H
Linzer biol. Beitr. 24(1): 275-330, 1992

PDF

In German but Google Translate handles most of the key correctly (with the exception of things like male & female symbols and a few places where the OCR appears incorrect)

Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 24 May, 2023 - 1:55pm

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