Mannomicrus (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae), a new genus of myrmecophilic diapriid, with a digital version of Masner and García's (2002) key to New World Diapriinae and an illustration of digital description and key markup using an ontology

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Abstract

Mannomicrus Yoder gen. nov. is described with the type species Hemilexis jessei Mann, 1914. The genus is only the second myrmecophilic member of the tribe Spilomicrini (Diapriidae: Diapriinae) known from the New World. The new genus is diagnosed versus potentially closely related genera and included in an updated on-line version of a recently published key to New World Diapriinae, which is introduced here. The digital key extends the utility of the original key with additional annotations, navigational functions, and additional images. Both the text of the key and an on-line version of the description can be "marked-up", with words contained there-in checked against an ontology of Hymenoptera morphology terms and linked where matches are found. The usage and means to produce the digital products are briefly reviewed. Both the key and a digital version of the description presented here mark the start of a new web site on diapriid systematics available at http://www.diapriid.org.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)47-55
Number of pages9
JournalZootaxa
Issue number1439
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Diapriidae
  • Electronic key
  • Mannomicrus
  • Myrmecophilic
  • New world
  • Ontology
  • Taxon pages

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

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