ELECTRONIC POLYTOMOUS KEY TO SPECIES OF PHYTOSEIIDAE IN VINE FIELDS

How to use the key

The polytomous key was constructed using the software DELTA 1.04 (DEscription Language for TAxonomy) in MS-Windows. DELTA is a modern software package that manages taxonomic research.

It can be downloaded for free from the website http://delta-intkey.com (search under: Programs and documentation, Programs, All programs (including Intkey). A complete description of the software and of its advantages is given in Coleman et al. (2010).

When clicking on the following link, the user will download the repertory included the key. Once the repertory unzipped and extracted, the user will access to the key opening the file intkey.ink