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Posterior tarsi not shorter tlian their tibia>, the latter simple in both sexes. 



Metatliorax not areolated ; abdonien suhpetiolate, ovate, depressed ; marj;inal 

 nervnre originating before middle of stigma ; recurrent nervin-e received 

 by the first submarginal cell or interstitial ^Colastes Hal. 



Metatliorax areolated ; abdonien snbsessile, ovate ; marginal nerviire originating 

 rather beyond middle of stigma, which is angiilate, not ronnded, at the 

 ]ioint of origin : recurrent nervure interstitial. .•■Oiic«|»liaii<'S Fiirst. 



Subfamily Spathiin.e. 



Head cubical, occiput margined; antennae long and slender; abdomen depressed, 

 ovate, with a long petiole, segment 1 nearly as long as the rest combined, 

 2-3 connate, forming about one-sixth of the remainder of the abdonien, 

 suturiforni articulation obsolete; ovipositor long; wings with three sub- 

 marginal cells, the second subpentagonal, its intei'ior posterior angle 

 much produced, receiving the recurrent nervure Spatliiiis Xees. 



Subfamily Hecabolin^. 



First and second submarginal cells confluent 2. 



First and second submarginal cells distinct 3. 



2. — Abdomen ab6ve with three distinct segments ■■Li.yxiteriims Fiirst. 



Abdomen above with more than three segments - Cceiioplisiiios For-st. 



3. — Marginal cell open; %, posterior legs thick ■.\<*risis Fiirst. 



Marginal cell clo.sed ; head cubical ; abdomen subsessile: ovijiositor elongate; 

 two submarginal cells, recurrent nervure interstitial. .Hecaboliis Curt. 



Subfamily Pambolin.e. 



Abdomen petiolate ; metatliorax % armed with two long spines. 



'.li'rliaplii!^ Ruthe. 



Abdomen sessile. 



Antennae % 23-jointed, joints of flagellum cylindrical; third joint of maxil- 

 lary palpi about equal to the two preceding joints together: scutellum 

 bounded at base by a double crenate fovea ''Paiiibolii!^ Hal. 



Antennfe 16-20-jointed, joints of flagellum snbmoniliform ; second joint of 

 maxillary palpi elongate, joints 3-5 not so stout, subequal; nietathorax 

 bidentate ; first abdominal segment divided from the second by a deep 

 suture, suturiform articulation eftaced ; % with two sulimarginal cells; 

 9 ajiterous ■I>iiii«'ris Ruthe. 



Subfamily Doryctin^. 



.Vntennaj filiform, more than 20-jointcd, nearly as long as, or longer than, the 



body. 



Suturiform articulation distinct ; median and submedian cellsof anterior wings 



of .same length on the externo-medial nervure ; front excavated lietween 



antenme and ocelli ; third joint of antcniKT' not longer than the second. 



Cu'loijlos Wesm. 



Suturiform articulation obsolete or subobsolete; median cell of anterior wings 



usually shorter than the submedian on the externo-medial nervure; 



head much produced behind ej'es; thorax narrowed before and behind. 



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