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Stigmal vein very short, the stigma sessile or sub- 

 sessile; abdomen usually subcompressed, the hy- 

 popygium not prominent; $ most frequently 

 winged, if apterous the head without the trian 

 gular fovea anteriorly. 



Subfamily II. Toryminae. 



Posterior margin of mesepisternum entire; posterior 

 femora beneath serrate or armed with i or 2 teeth. 



Stigmal vein not long, but still not so short as in 

 the Torymince; $ very rarely apterous, but al 

 ways with the hind femora toothed. 



Subfamily III. Monodontomerinse. 



2. Front wings with the stigmal vein terminating in a large rounded or 



dilated stigma or knob, the basal nervure distinct, straight. 



Subfamily IV. Megastigminae. 



3. Abdomen in 9 conic-ovate or produced at apex, in ^ oblong, with a 



peculiar sculpture, the middle segments at base most frequently with 

 transverse rows of rounded punctures; stigmal vein very short. 



Subfamily V. Ormyrinae. 



FAMILY LXIL CHALCIDID^E. 



Front wings longitudinally folded ; ovipositor curving upwards over 

 the dorsum of the abdomen Subfamily I. Leucospidinae. 



Front wings not folded; ovipositor straight, not curving over the dor- 

 sum of the abdomen Subfamily II. Chalcidinae. 



FAMILY LXVI. MISCOGASTERID^E. 



Abdomen distinctly petiolated 2 



Abdomen sessile or subsessile. 



Antennae 8-io-jointed, inserted just above the clypeus or close 



to the mouth border Subfamily I. Pireninae. 



Antennae i2-i3-jointed, most frequently inserted far above the 



clypeus, rarely just above it Subfamily II. Tridyminae. 



2. Antennae i2-i3-jointed; marginal vein always shorter than the submar- 

 ginal, the costal cell normal; second abdominal segment often large 

 but not especially lengthened ; ovipositor not exserted ; mesothoracic 



furrows frequently complete Subfamily III. Miscogasterinae. 



Antennae in 9 i3-i4-jointed, subclavate, inserted below the middle of the 

 face; marginal vein very long, as long as or longer than the sub- 

 marginal; second abdominal segment much lengthened ; ovipositor 

 exserted or subexserted ; mesothoracic furrows complete. 



Subfamily IV. Lelapinae. 



FAMILY LXVII. CLEONYMID^. 

 Subfamilies defined on p. 201 of this volume. 



