1 903] ASH ME AD : — C YNIPOIDEA 6 7 



Second abscissa of the radius distinct ; scutellum at apex usually emargi- 



nate and obtusely bidentate Piezobria Forster 



(Type P. bicuspidata Fr>rst.) 



51. Wings pubescent, ciliate ......... 52 



Wings bare, glabrous, not ciliate. 



Antennae 13-jointed Lytosema Kieffer 



(Type Eucoila guerinii Dahlb.) 



52. Abdomen not unusually compressed, the hypopygium not very prominent 53 

 Abdomen much compressed, the hypopygium prominent plow-share shaped; 

 antennae long, subfiliform, the joints elongate ; cup of scutellum narrowed, 

 ellipzoidal ; cubitus in front wings more or less distinct Pilinothrix Forster 



(Type P. desig-nata Furst.) 



53. Front wings with the cubitus wanting ....•• 54 

 Front wings with the cubitus //rx^w/, distinct 



Antennae filiform, without a distinct club . . Anectoclis Forster 



(Type A. indagatrix Forst.) 

 Antennae subclavate or clavate more or less thickened toward apex, the 



joints submoniliform Cothonaspis Hartig 



= Trybliographa Forster 

 (Type Cothonaspis scutellaris Hartig.) 



54. Cup of scutellum normal, not ending in a spine 55 



Cup of scutellum abnormal, ending in a long spine 



Acantheucoela Ashmead 

 (Type Cynips armatus Cresson.) 



55. Cup of scutellum not large ........ 5^ 



Cup of scutellum large oval or rounded 



Antennae clavate, the club not abruptly defined but more than 6- 

 jointed ........ Diranchis Forster 



(Type D. copulata Forst.) 



56. Club of antennae distinct, abruptly defined, 3- to 7-jointed • • • 57 

 Club of antennae not abruptly defined ; cup of scutellum small, narrowed 

 ellipzoidal ; first two joints of flagellum very slender, shorter than the follow- 

 ing ......... Hypodiranchis Ashmead 



(Type H. hawaiiensis Ashm.) 



57. Club of antennae 6-jointed or less ....... 58 



Club of antennae 7-jointed Heptaplasta Kieffer 



(Type Heptamerocera aliena Ashm.) 



58. Club of antennae 5-jointed or less ....... 59 



