76 Some Key Characteristics

Some Key Characteristics

This chapter is intended to be a guide to some of the main features that you will need to see on Hymenoptera to determine families using the key in your text.

1 Abdomen broadly joined to thorax or petiolate

Broadly joined:

Petiolate:

OR:

2 Dorsal hump on petiole

With:

Without:

3 Pronotum triangular, squarish, or with a rounded lobe

Triangular:

Squarish:

Rounded lobe:

4 Number of m-cu crossveins

Two:

One:

5 Jugal lobe on hindwing

Long:

Short:

6 Submarginal cells on front wing

Two:

Three: