British BraconidfB. 



(10) 1. 



(9) 2. 



(4) 3. 



(3) 4. 



(G) 5. 



Suturiform articulation rigid, connate. 



Mandibles in the usual position, touching 

 or crossing at the points. 



Clyi:)eus emarginate, forming with the 

 mandibles a semicircular opening 



Clypeus not so emarginate, fitting closely 

 to the mandibles. 



Abdomen above without sutures, segments 

 1 — 3 forming a solid shield ; or with 2 

 superficial sutures at most, but still 

 exarticulate 



Abdomen showing the usual sutures. 



Second cubital areolet minute, as in the 

 Ichneumnniihc, often imperfect 



Second cubital areolet large, quadrangu- 

 lar, or wanting . . 



Mandibles with the points turned out- 

 wards 



Suturiform articulation, as well as the 

 rest, flexible, allowing the abdomen to 

 be curved forwards under the thorax . . 



I. GVCLOSTOMI. 



II. Cryptogastres. 



III. Akeolaeii. 



IV. 



'OLYMORPni. 



V. EXODONTES. 



VI. FLEXTLIVENTREg. 



(4) 1. 

 (3) 2. 

 (2) 3. 



(1) 4. 



(6) 5. 



(5) 6. 



(10) 7. 



(9) 8. 

 (8) 9. 



(7) 10. 



(12) 11. 



(11) 12. 



(14) 13. 



(13) 14. 



(16) 15. 



I. Cyclostohi, Wesm. 



Occiput not margined, or only faintly at the 



sides. 

 Pobrachial areolet as long as the praj- 



brachial . . . . . . . . . . 1 



Pobrachial areolet shorter than the prre- 



brachial . . . . . . . . . . ^ 



Braconides. 



Kxoiliccides. 



Spiftliiides. 



Oecii^ut margined, distinct from the vertex 



Abdomen petiolated 



Abdomen sessile or subsessile. 



Fore wings with 2 cubital areolets ; or 



the 2 apterous. 

 Head cubical ; abdominal segments dis- 

 crete ; 2 winged ; hind wings of ^ with 



a stigma . . . . . . . . . . 5. HecahoUdes. 



Head transverse ; abdominal segments 



after the 1st connate ; J often apterous ; 



hind wings of ^ without a stigma . . 6. Pamhnlides. 

 Fore wings with 3 cubital areolets. 

 Head cubical, not contracted behind the 



eyes . . . . . . . . . . 7. Doryctides. 



Head transverse, more or less contracted 



behind the eyes. 

 Anal nervure interstitial . . . , . . R. Horiniides. 



Anal nervure falling into the podiscoidal 



areolet. 

 Abdomen subpetiolated, nearly smooth ; 



terebra elongate ; thyridia of segments 



2 — 3 invisible ; small gnat-like siiecies 3. Rhys^salides. 



