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7 Scutellum with a short, thick projection behind. 



*PetioIe short. 

 Metathorax with two teeth on each side ; posterior femora armed with 7 or S 



teeth (G. 14) Pseudochalcis, Kn liy. 



Scutellum ending in a raised bidcntate plate ; posterior femora re;4ularly denti- 



cuLate ; antennoe 12-jointed (G. 15) Megalocolus, Kubv, 



**Petiole long. 



Scutellum bidentate, 

 Metathorax unarmed. 



Hind coxre with leaf-like projections; antennas i4-j6i:ited : posteiior 

 femora armed with one large tooth and several smaller ones .... 



(G. 16) Epin^us, Kiiby. 

 Metathorax with two teeth on each side. 



Posterior femora armed with one large tooth and 5 or 6 smaller ones ; 



antennce 13. jointed (G. 17) Stypiura, Kirby . 



Posterior femora with numerous depressed punctures and with lai-t;e 



teeth; antenna- 13-jointed (G. 18) Epitelia, Kiiliy. 



8 Petiole short. 



Ovipositor exserted as long as the abdomen . (G. 19) Acanthochalcis, Cameron. 

 Ovipositor short, usually hidden ; posterior tibia.' 2-spurred. 



Posterior femora toothed g 



Posterior femora not toothed. 

 Metathorax without spines. 



Scutellum usually bidentate, seldom simple. 



Antenna; 1 1 -jointed (G. 20) Stomatocera, Kirby. 



Antennre 12-jointed (G. 21) Antrocephalus, Kirby. 



Antenna; 13-jointed (G. 22) Haltichella, Spiiiola. 



Scutellum produced into a long spine (G. 23) Aspirhina, Kirby. 



Metathorax with a spine on each side. 

 AntennK 12-jointed ; wings variegated (G. 24) Trichoxenia, Kirby. 



9 Metathorax with a projection on each side 10 



Metathorax without projections at sides. 



Posterior femora with a single large tooth ; antennae 12-jointed 



(G. 25) Notaspis, Walker. 

 Posterior femora with a prominent projection in the middle ; antennae ii-jointed 



(G. 26) Euchalcis, Dufour. 



Antennre 13-jointed (G. 27) Neochalcis, Kirby. 



Posterior femora with two obtuse teeth and minutely denticidate '..... 



(G. 2S) Hockeria, Walker. 

 Posterior femora armed with one large tooth and finely serrated ; petiole long. . 



(G. 29) Anacryptus, Kirby. 



Posterior femora with 7 large teeth (G. 30) Chalcitella, Westwood. 



Posterior femora with many small teeth (G. 31 1 Arretocera, Kirby. 



Posterior femora with the apical half minutely denticulate 



(G. 32) Conura, Spinola. 



10 Antenna; simple, 12-jointed (G. 33) Hybothorax, Ratzburg. 



Antenna; flabellatc, lo-jointed (G. 34) Hippota, Walker. 



