88 GENERA or HYMENOPTERA. 



14. — Oi-clli want ill ii ^Aii<»iiiiiiatiiiin Foi-st. ?. 



Ocelli iiresent. 



Marginal cell scarcely visible *l*5iiitol.vla Fiirst. 9- 



Marginal cell distinct •'Aiifclalsi Furst. 9- 



15.— Postscutelliini with a strung thuni ^OxylabiKi Foist. 9- 



Postscntelhini without a thorn 16. 



1(5. —First funicle .joint almost as long as all the rest together. 



^Dipltora Forst. 9. 



First fnnicle joint much shorter tluin all the rest together 17. 



17. — Middle carina of metathora.v divided (marginal cell open or closed). 



*BoI.vla Jnr. 9. 



Middle carina of metathorax not divided 18. 



18. — Third dorsal segment of abdomen iiuicli longer tiiaii fourth 19. 



Third dorsal segment of abdomen not or very little longer than fourth. ..'iO. 

 19. — Marginal vein as long as marginal cell ; last funicle Joint more than double 



as long as broad C'iiiof lis .Tur. 9- 



Marginal vein much shorter than marginal cell : last funicle joint not more 



than double as long as broad *Xeilotoiua Foist. 9 • 



20. — Abdomen with eight dorsal segments 21. 



Abdomen with seven dorsal .segments *Acro|»iesta Foi-st. 9- 



Abdomen with less than seven dorsal segments 2'2. 



21. — Marginal cell closed. 



Funicle joints only slightly shortened towards the tip. 



»Zelot.v|>a Fcir.st. 9. 



Fnnicle joints strongly shortened towards tip • l•allto<•li^» For.st. 9 ■ 



Marginal cell open. 



Stigraal and postmarginal veins much shortened, the stigmal given off at 



almost a right angle. - --Wiy^otn Fiirst. 9- 



Stigmal and po.stmarginal veins not much shortened, the stigmal given 



off at a very obliciue angle ■■Aolista Fiirst. 9- 



22. — Marginal vein more tlian twice as long as marginal cell. 



'.Ma<*r<>rli.viiiii!4 Fiirst. 9- 

 Marginal vein shorter, as long as or scarcely longer than marginal cell. 

 Abdomen with three dorsal segments, the second very much lengthened, 

 almost reaching the tij) of the abdomen, the third issuing from the 

 .second like a short style ; marginal vein distinctly shorter than mar- 

 ginal cell «.fIiofa Fiirst. 9- 



Abdomen with three, very seldom with four dorsal segim iits, the second 

 not greatly lengtheiud, the third eciually large and strongly com- 

 pressed laterally; marginal vein not sliorti r llian marginal cell. 



lA'i>lorliai>liiM Fiirst. 9. 



Subtamily IIkj.okix.k. 



.\nterior wings with an abruptly broken basal vein, from one end of which 

 arises a cubital vein distinguished by its irregularcour.se, both to- 

 gether these form an irregular discoidal cell; posterior wings not 

 lobed, with a median vein; anterior tibia? with one sjiur: flagellum 

 with one ring-joint llcloriiN Fatr. 



