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Kwik-Key to Common Families of Hymenoptera

Select "A" or "B" for your specimen:

A.   The first discoidal cell (“D”) of the front wing is longer than the submedian cell (“SM”).

A: Family Vespidae

B.   The first discoidal cell (“D”) of the front wing is shorter than the submedian cell (“SM”).

B: Family Tiphiidae