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The genus I'hitijscajxi Motschulsky I do not know, Imt, judging from Mot- 

 schulsky's description, it seems to be one of these insects, and I liave included it in 

 my table with the hope that it may be rediscovered, and its proper position in our 

 system definitely settled. 



TABLE OF GENERA. 



1 . Females 2 



Males 4 



2. Postmarginal vein obsolete or nearly ; maxillary palpi with rows of teeth along the under side 3 



Postmarginal vein well developed, longer than Ihe stigmal vein ; maxillary jialpi without rows of teeth 



beneath. 



Antenna; 13-jointed, with 2 ring-joints, of which the second is rather large ; liind tibiie with 



rows of comb-like teeth at apex ; stigmal vein not short Sycophaga Westwood 



(type Cynips sycomori HasseUiuist). 

 Antenna- 9-jointed {teste Motschulsky) ; hind tiljia' normal ; stigmal vein short. 



Platyscapa MotschuLsky (type P. frontalis Motsch.). 



3. Antenme 11-jointed ; hind tibia' without rows of teeth at apex Crossogaster Mayr 



(type C. triform is Mayr). 



4. Apterous 5 



Winged. 



Postmarginal vein subobsolete ; head w'ith a large, deep triangular fovea anteriorly that extends 

 posteriorly to the middle of the head ; antenme 11-jointed Crossogaster Mayr. 



5. Head oblong, without a deep triangular fovea anteriorly ; antennfe 3-jointed 6 



Head nearly quadrate, a little wider than long, with a deep, triangular fovea anteriorly. 



Antennae 8-jointed, the scape thick, depressed ; body broad Crossogaster Mayr. 



6. Scape of antennae about as broad as long ; mandibles broad, 3-jointed ; tarsal joints 2-4 wider than 



long ; abdomen terminating in two long filaments, one on each apical angle... Sycophaga Westwood. 

 Scape of antennai long, subclavate, more than twice longer than thick ; mandibles conical, without 

 teeth ; tarsal joints 2-4, not wider than long ; abdomen not terminating in two long filaments. 



Apocrypta Coquerel (type A. perpleia Coquerel). 



Family LXI. TORYMID/E. 

 1833. Torymida', Family II. (partim) Walker, Ent. Mag., I., p. 115. 

 184G. Torymidie, Family I., Walker, List Chalc. Brit. Museum, I., p. 14. 

 1848. Torymidffi, Family I., Walker, opus, cit, II., p. 100. 

 1856. Torymoidaj, Familie XL, Forster, Hyra. Stud., II., pp. 19, 23 and 43. 

 1875. Torymina, Tribus (partim) Thomson, Hyni. Skand., IV., pp. 11 and 59. 

 1886. Toryminte, Subfamily (partim), Howard, Ent. Amer., I., p. 198. 

 1897. Torymidte, Family XLL, Ashmead, Proc. Ent. See. Washington, IV., p. 243. 

 This is a very large and most interesting family, approaching nearest, on one 

 side, to the genuine fig-insects (Agaonid*) ; on the other side exhibiting affinities 

 that ally it to the Chulclduhv, and some forms in the Misnx/dstcridir and the I'Uru- 

 malidie. 



