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2. Tliiul femora with one or more large teetli or projections beneatli, as well as heini; finely denticulate 



or serrate 3 



Hind femora simple or at most very finely (lenticulate beneath, without a larf;e to<ith or projection 7 



3. Metathorax normal, tvithout projections ... 4 



Metathorax with projections, i. e., spines or teeth on each side iiostcriorly 14 



4. Hind femora with two prominences or elevations beneath and niiniitely denticulate. 



Hockeria Walker (type H. dexius Walk.). 



Hind femora not so formed, at the most with one prominence or one tooth, the edges beyond usually 



finely denticulate or serrate 5 



5. Antennas 13-jointed ; scape willioul a tooth beneath near the middle Neochalcis Kirby 



(type Kiirhdlris rrliita Dufour). 



Antennie 11-jointed ; scape rcltli a tooth beneath near the middle Euchalcis Duftjur 



(type E. micyii Dufour). 

 ti. 8eutelluni at apex bidentate ; hind femora armed with 11 sniali teeth beneath ; antennas 11-jointed. 



AUocera Sichel (type A. bicolor Sichel). 



7. Metathorax normal, without projections or teeth 8 



Metathorax with projections or teeth on each side 14 



8. Scutellum normal, neither bidentate nor spined 9 



Scutellum either spined or bidentate at apex 11 



9. Hind femora beneath with the edges finely denticulate or serrate, the head normal or not very thin 



antero-posteriorly 10 



Hind femora swollen but the edges beneath simple, not denticulate, the head leiiticidar and very thin 

 antero-posteriorly, wider than the thorax, the ocelp on a straight line ; stigmal vein curved, not 

 short, a little longer than half the length of the marginal vein ; costal cell broad ; antennas 13- 

 jointed, with 2 ring-joints Uncyrtocephalus Ashmead (type E. simpUcipes Ashm.). 



10. Antennte 13-jointed ; abdomen short, the second segment (first body .segment) occupying about half the 



w hole surface ; hind femora armed with about 12 small teeth Haltichella Spinola 



(type ChiiJcis puttilta Spinola). 



Antennie 12-joiuted ; abdomen short, the second segment occupying fully half the whole surface ; hind 



femora very minutely denticulate beneath Conura Spinola (type C. flavicans Spinola). 



11. Scutellum at apex bidentate 12 



Scutellum at apex produced into a long, stout spine 13 



12. Antenna; 12jointed, very long, the scape long ; hind femora unarmed Antrocephalus Kirby 



(type Hiill'irhilla fmcicunm Walk.). 



Antennae ll-joiuted, the llagi-llum very long and slender ; hind femora licncatli with the apical half or 



so finely denticulate and often hairy Stomatoceras Kirby (type Jlalliirlla liberator Walk.). 



13. .Vntcnna' 11-jointcd, the flagclluni subclavate, densely iiilose ; hind femora unarmed. 



Aspirhina Kirby (type Halticellu duhilalor Walk.). 



Antennie 12-jointed, the flagellum filiform : himl femora armed with one hirge triangular tooth, the 



edges beyond finely serrate Notaspidium Dalla Torre (type Notaapis formiciformis Walk.). 



14. AntenniB 10- or 11-jointed 16 



Antennae 12-joiuted. 



Wings not variegated 1 ■'' 



Wings variegated. 



Metathorax with a stout spine on each side ; abdomen with the second segment occupying 

 half the whole surface Trichoxenia Kirby (type /AjWiceZ/aciHerrt/ia Walk.). 



