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A generic Synopsis of the Hymenopterous Family 

 Chalcididae. 



B\- L. 0. HowAKi). 



(Continued iVoni p. 197.*) 

 Suhfaniily LEUCOSPIDIN AE. 



This suhlamilv consists of the single genus Leucospis, l""ab. for which 

 ihc characlcis given in the subfamily synopsis will be sufficient. 



Sul)family CHALCIDINAE. 

 Ahdomen with a Ion;..:; pcliolc. Postinar'^innl vein lon;^'. Po^lerioi- tihiiv not .spurred, 

 produced at tip into a sjiinc. 

 ( )vipositor not exserted. 



Thorax immaculate. Middle tibiae not spurred at apcx..*Genus Smicra Spinola. 

 Thorax maculate. Middle tibiae with spurs ... (ienus Spilochalcis Thomson. 



Ovipositor exserted, longer than the whole body (ienus Podagrion Spinola. 



.Xhdomen almost sessile. Middle tibife spiured. 

 .Vntenna.' inserted in the middle of the face. 



Abdomen much produced *< ienvis Phasgonophora Sichel. 



Abdomen sub-globose . ( ienus Chalcis Fabr. 



.Vntenna- inserted near or not far tVom movuh. 



Ovipositor exserted, as long as abdomen . . . .*( ienus Acanthochalcis Cameron. 

 Ovipositor short, usually hidden. Posterior tibire two-spurred. Hind femora 



nonual (jenus Halticella Spinola. 



( )vipositor short. Hind femora with a single large tooth 



Cenus Notaspis Walker. 



NdTK. — In this subfamily I have followed Cameron, the latest au- 

 thor, in 'retaining Phasgonophora which .\ntlre would combine with Hal- 

 tittlla, but have added Thomson's Spilochalcis with a view of accepting any 

 gooti separation of the unwieldy old genus Smicra. All the species of 

 ■ the old genus, however, which I have seen from this country belong to 

 the new divisidu. 



Subfamily TORYMINAE. 

 ( )vii)ositor e.vserted. 



.\ntenniTe with two ring-joints, the flagelhun thence 8-jointed 



*Oeiui> Lochites I'oerstei-. 

 .Vntenn.v with one ring-joint, flagelluni thence S-jointed. 



Stigmal N'ein with a very large knob. .Vhdomen of male much narrowed at 



base (ienus Megastigmus Dalman. 



Stigmal vein with no such knob, or with a small knob. Male alxlomen not 

 narrowed. 



* In the synopsis of the -subfamilio on p. 197 1 inadverlenlly insertetl, opposite 

 the subfamily Chalcidina', the character ''ovipositor protruding but slightly", which 

 should be changed to "ovipositor not curved over dorsum of abdomen", in contra- 

 distinction to the LeucospidiniX!. The character as it stood is wrong, as in the recetU- 

 ly described genus Acanthochalcis, the ovipositor is normally exserted to a con- 

 siderable length, and in Podagrion, formerly placed with the Torymiuiie, but now 

 more properly included among the Chalcidin.x, the same character is found. 



