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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Perkins, J.F., 1960
Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Ichneumonidae, subfamilies Ichneumoninae II, Alomyinae, Agriotypinae and Lycorininae
Second half of Perkin's keys to selected subfamilies of Ichneumonidae. The pages are numbered consecutively with the first half.
| Publisher |
The Royal Entomological Society of London (RES) |
| Volume |
Vol Vii. Part 2(aii) |
| Pages |
96 |
| Comments and Corrigenda |
P132: couplets 1 and 2: "subalar prominence sharply angled anteriorly" - figs 476, 477 have head to left so angulation is posterior not anterior.
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| Coverage |
Covers all UK species known at the time. |
| Illustrations |
Well illustrated (373 figs) with line drawings of parts, cross-hatch gaster patterns, and stipple drawings of whole insects, arranged on pages amongst the text. |
| Identify |
Under a Stereo Microscope. |
| Specimen Prep. |
Pinned and set specimens. |
| Difficulty |
Challenging! Even the author admits "the keys are far from satisfactory". As so often in Hymenoptera, the keys make use of specialised terminology which is not explained in the present work. |
Malcolm Storey
Taxonomic Scope
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