Web-based identification keys to Apioceridae, Asilidae, and Mydidae taxa, which have either been adapted from previously published keys and converted for web-based dissemination or the keys are more recent and developed specifically for web-based dissemination. Both, dichotomous, pathway keys or matrix-based, multi-access keys have been developed.
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Displaying 28 identification keys.
Anypodetus (Dikow & Dubus 2023)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/anypodetus_dichotomous. Taxon coverage: Asilidae: Laphriinae: Anypodetus (1 genera with 9 species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical: Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
This key is based on the revision in Dikow and Dubus 2023, which can be accessed at 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.64.104283.
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dichotomous, pathway (powered by Lucid Builder v4) Archive: This key has been archived at Zenodo.org in Structure of Descriptive Data (SDD) XML-format: 10.5281/zenodo.7829624. |
Eremohaplomydas, Lachnorocynus, and Haplomydas (Boschert & Dikow 2022)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/eremohaplomydas-matrix. Taxon coverage: Mydidae: Syllegomydinae: Eremohaplomydas, Lachnocorynus, Haplomydas (3 genera with 7 species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical: Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe
This key is based on the revision in Boschert and Dikow 2022, which can be accessed at 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.63.76309.
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multi-access, matrix-based (powered by Lucid Builder) Archive: This key has been archived at Zenodo.org in Structure of Descriptive Data (SDD) XML-format: 10.5281/zenodo.6320960. |
Eremohaplomydas, Lachnorocynus, and Haplomydas (Boschert & Dikow 2022)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/eremohaplomydas-dichotomous. Taxon coverage: Mydidae: Syllegomydinae: Eremohaplomydas, Lachnocorynus, Haplomydas (3 genera with 7 species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical: Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe
This key is based on the revision in Boschert and Dikow 2022, which can be accessed at 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.63.76309.
Type of key:
dichotomous, pathway (powered by Lucid Builder v4) Archive: This key has been archived at Zenodo.org in Structure of Descriptive Data (SDD) XML-format: 10.5281/zenodo.6320934. |
Microphontes (Markee & Dikow 2018)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/microphontes-dichotomous. Taxon coverage: Asilidae: Brachyrhopalinae: Microphontes (1 genera with 7 species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical: Namibia, South Africa
This key is based on the revision in Markee and Dikow 2018, which can be accessed at 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.59.30684.
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dichotomous, pathway (powered by Lucid Builder v4) Archive: This key has been archived at Zenodo.org in Structure of Descriptive Data (SDD) XML-format: 10.5281/zenodo.5237388. |
Afrotropical Asilidae genera (Londt and Dikow 2017)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/phoenix/Afrotropical_Asilidae_genera/. Taxon coverage: Asilidae: : all Afrotropical genera (148 genera with species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical:
This key is based on the revision in Londt and Dikow 2017b, which can be accessed at .
Type of key: dichotomous (powered by Lucid Phoenix) |
Afrotropical Mydidae genera (Dikow 2017), v2Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/Afrotropical-Mydidae-genera-dichotomous. Taxon coverage: Mydidae: : all Afrotropical genera (32 genera with species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical:
This key is based on the revision in Dikow 2017b, which can be accessed at .
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dichotomous, pathway (powered by Lucid Builder v4) Archive: This key has been archived at Zenodo.org in Structure of Descriptive Data (SDD) XML-format: 10.5281/zenodo.5295621. |
Plyomydas (Castillo and Dikow 2017)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/plyomydas/. Taxon coverage: Mydidae: Mydinae: Plyomydas (1 genera with 3 species)
Geographical coverage: Neotropical: Argentina, Paraguay, Peru
This key is based on the revision in Castillo and Dikow 2017, which can be accessed at 10.1016/j.rbe.2017.03.002.
Type of key: multi-access, matrix-based (powered by Lucid Builder) |
Plyomydas (Castillo and Dikow 2017)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/phoenix/plyomydas/. Taxon coverage: Mydidae: Mydinae: Plyomydas (1 genera with 3 species)
Geographical coverage: Neotropical: Argentina, Paraguay, Peru
This key is based on the revision in Castillo and Dikow 2017, which can be accessed at 10.1016/j.rbe.2017.03.002.
Type of key: dichotomous (powered by Lucid Phoenix) |
Namadytes (based on Dikow and Leon 2014)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/namadytes. Taxon coverage: Mydidae: Syllegomydinae: Namadytes (1 genera with 3 species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical: Namibia, South Africa
This key is based on the revision in Dikow and Leon 2014, which can be accessed at 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1071.
Type of key: multi-access, matrix-based (powered by Lucid Builder) |
Namadytes (Dikow and Leon 2014)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at http://keys.lucidcentral.org/phoenix/keys/Namadytes/. Taxon coverage: Mydidae: Syllegomydinae: Namadytes (1 genera with 3 species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical: Namibia, South Africa
This key is based on the revision in Dikow and Leon 2014, which can be accessed at 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1071.
Type of key: dichotomous (powered by Lucid Phoenix) |
Anasillomos (Dikow 2015), dichotomousStart key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/anasillomos-dichotomous. Taxon coverage: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae: Anasillomos (1 genera with 2 species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
This key is based on the revision in Dikow 2015a, which can be accessed at 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4652.
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dichotomous, pathway (powered by Lucid Builder v4) Archive: This key has been archived at Zenodo.org in Structure of Descriptive Data (SDD) XML-format: 10.5281/zenodo.5247929. |
Anasillomos (Dikow 2015), matrix-basedStart key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/anasillomos-matrix. Taxon coverage: Asilidae: Stenopogoninae: Anasillomos (1 genera with 2 species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
This key is based on the revision in Dikow 2015a, which can be accessed at 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4652.
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multi-access, matrix-based (powered by Lucid Builder) Archive: This key has been archived at Zenodo.org in Structure of Descriptive Data (SDD) XML-format: 10.5281/zenodo.5247407. |
Schildia (Dikow and Bayless 2009)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at http://keys.lucidcentral.org/phoenix/keys/Schildia/. Taxon coverage: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae: Schildia (1 genera with 10 species)
Geographical coverage: Neotropical: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela + Madagascar and Malaysia
This key is based on the revision in Dikow and Bayless 2009, which can be accessed at 10.1163/187631209X458358.
Type of key: dichotomous (powered by Lucid Phoenix) |
Euscelidia (Dikow 2003)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at http://asiloidflies.si.edu/sites/default/files/keys/phoenix14/euscelidia.html. Taxon coverage: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae: Euscelidia (1 genera with 68 species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroun, DR Congo, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Philippines, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
This key is based on the revision in Dikow 2003, which can be accessed at 10.5281/zenodo.32467.
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dichotomous (powered by Lucid Phoenix) Notes:
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Lasiocnemus (Dikow 2007)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/phoenix/lasiocnemus/. Taxon coverage: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae: Lasiocnemus (1 genera with 7 species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical: Botswana, Cameroun, Cote d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
This key is based on the revision in Dikow 2007, which can be accessed at 10.4001/1021-3589-15.1.57.
Type of key: dichotomous (powered by Lucid Phoenix) |
Lasiocnemus (based on Dikow 2007)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/lasiocnemus. Taxon coverage: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae: Lasiocnemus (1 genera with 7 species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical: Botswana, Cameroun, Cote d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
This key is based on the revision in Dikow 2007, which can be accessed at 10.4001/1021-3589-15.1.57.
Type of key: multi-access, matrix-based (powered by Lucid Builder) |
Leptogastrinae genera (version 2, July 2013)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/leptogastrinae. Taxon coverage: Asilidae: Leptogastrinae: (17 genera with species)
Geographical coverage: : world
This key is based on the revision in , which can be accessed at .
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multi-access, matrix-based (powered by Lucid Builder) Notes: - The key includes all currently recognized 17 genera (July 2013). |
Namibimydas and Nothomydas (Dikow 2012)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v4/namibimydas-nothomydas-dichotomous. Taxon coverage: Mydidae: Syllegomydinae: Namibimydas, Nothomydas (2 genera with 8 species)
Geographical coverage: Afrotropical: Namibia, South Africa
This key is based on the revision in Dikow 2012, which can be accessed at 10.5733/afin.053.0105.
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dichotomous, pathway (powered by Lucid Builder v4) Archive: This key has been archived at Zenodo.org in Structure of Descriptive Data (SDD) XML-format: 10.5281/zenodo.5291895. |
Mydidae of Israel and surrounding regions (version 1, May 2012)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at http://asiloidflies.si.edu/sites/default/files/keys/phoenix12/israel_mydidae.html. Taxon coverage: Mydidae: Leptomydinae: Leptomydas, Perissocerus, Rhopalia, Syllegomydas (4 genera with 12 species)
Geographical coverage: Palaearctic: Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria
This key is based on the revision in , which can be accessed at .
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dichotomous (powered by Lucid Phoenix) Notes: - Precise geographical scope: south-eastern Mediterranean from western Egypt, to Israel and to northern Syria and the Palaearctic parts of the Arabian Peninsula including Iraq and Syria (Mydidae have not been recorded from Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuweit, and Qatar). - This key is still preliminary (May 2012) and will be enhanced, it is part of a manuscript reviewing the Mydidae of Israel by T. Dikow and A. Freidberg. |
Palaearctic Mydidae genera (Richter 1997)Start key in new browser tab/window at Lucidcentral Keyserver at http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/phoenix/palaearctic_mydidae_genera_richter. Taxon coverage: Mydidae: : Eremomidas, Hispanomydas, Leptomydas, Rhopalia, Rhopaliana, Perissocerus, Syllegomydas (7 genera with species)
Geographical coverage: Palaearctic: Palaearctic Region
This key is based on the revision in , which can be accessed at .
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dichotomous (powered by Lucid Phoenix) Notes:
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