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Mcsonotum lusterless. 



Mesonotum with fine, shai]), longitudinal stri.v. Horly short. 

 Scape very slightly broadened, if at all; tunicle 5- or 6- 



jointed *Genus Holcothorax Mayr. 



Mesonotum with thick, shaip and fine ihimblcdike punctures. 

 Funicle 6-j(nnted. 



Funicle joints thicker llian long. Marginal vein wanting 



Genus Aphycus Mayr. 

 First five funicle joints longer than thick. Marginal vein 



present, although short (renu^ Blastothrix Mayr. 



Mesunotuni more or less histrous. 



Fore wings not ciliate. Antenna; very long and thin; 6ih 

 funicle joint shortest, but five times as long as wide..- . . . 

 , Genus Psilophrys Mayr. 



Fore wings ciliate. Last funicle joint not so long. 



Marginal vein one-half as long again as stigmal. .Scapubt- 



meet in a short carina. Antennae longer than body. . . . 



Genus Leptomastix Foerster. 



Marginal vein much shorter. Scapula? make no median 



carina. 



Antennas very thin; pedicel three times as long as thick: 



club almo.st as thin as the funicle joints ... 



*Genus Liothorax Mayr. 

 Anieima; thicker; pedicel shorter; club stouter than 



funicle Genus Encyrtus Dalman. 



MALES. 



Funicle with onlv two sliort joints. The club unusually long, cylindrical 



*Genus Habrolepis Foerster. 

 Funicle 6-jointed. 



Mesonotum before teguli^ with a deep impression. Second and fifth funicle joint 



3-cornered when seen from the side *Genus Prionomitus Mayr. 



Mesonotum with no impression. Funicle joints not triangular. 

 Funicle jomts each with two half whorls of long hairs. 

 Marginal vein longer than .stigmal. 



Mesonotum with close flat silver-white hair>, scuicllum u^ually with a bunch 



of upright spiny hairs at tip Genus Chiloneurus Westwood. 



Mesonotum with brownish-yellow hairs, scutcllum with no erect bunch of 

 hairs. 



-Marginal vein shorter than stigmal *Geiuis Cerapterocerus Westwood. 



Head and upper side of thorax thickly covered with very large round punct- 

 ures Genus Bothriothorax Ratzcburg. 



Head and thorax not so sculptured. 



Wings with long cilia. Head and thorax very finely shaggreened and 



lustrous. Body small and flat Genus Rhopus Foerster. 



Wings with short cilia. Body finely jjunctate, lusterless 



Genus Blastothrix Mayr. 

 I'unicle joints equally clothed with long or short hairs; no half whorls. 



Scutellum before its tip with a bunch of erect, black hairs 



Genus Comys Foerster. 

 Scutellum with no bunch of hairs. 

 l'"unicle strongly compressed. 



