342 Dr. Rob. Lucas: Entomologie. Hymenoptera 1900. 
Neu Seeland: Ashmead?), *), Smith!) (Ameisenkolonien), ?) (Gewohnh. v. Ichn. 
solie. u. Scolob.). 
Queensland: Turner. 
Paläontologie. 
Meunier (Mymar. de ’ambre et du copal). 
C. Systematischer Theil. 
Ashmead theilt in der Proe. U. S. Nat. Mus. vol. XXIII p.2—4 u. in 
John B. Smith’s Inseets of New Jersey, Trenton, 1900 p. 500 sq. die Ge- 
sammtheit der Hym. in 10 grosse Superfamilien, die er folgendermass, 
unterscheidet (das hier vorgesetzt. Zahlensyst. u. Kürzung vom Ref.): 
1 (20). Subord. Heterophaga. Abd. petiol. or subpetiol., never broadly 
sessile; larvae apodous. 
2 (15).* Hypopyg. entire, a. closely united w. the pyg., the sting or oviposit. 
when present always issuing from the tip of the abd. 
3 (6). a. Pronot. not extending back to the teg.; troch. 1-jointed. 
4 (5). b. H.-tars. dilated or thick.; pubesc. of head a. thor. feathery or 
plumose. Superf. I Apoidea. 
5 (4). bb. H.-tars. slend,, not dil. or thick.; pub. of h. a. thor. simple, not 
plum. Superf. II Sphecoidea. 
6 (3). aa. Pronot. ext. back to the teg., or the latter abs. 
7 (12). ec. Troch. always 1-jointed. 
8 (11). d. Abd. variable, rarely twice long. than the head a. thorax united, 
most frequently much shorter; h.-tib. in 9 neither inflated nor 
strongly constrieted at base. 
9 (10). Petiole of 1st. sgm. of abd. simple, without a scale or node; winged 
forms with well develop. teg. Superf. III. Vespoidea. 
10 (9). Petiole of 1st. sgm. of abd. w. 1 or 2 scales or nodes, w.- forms 
without or with very imperfectly formed teg. 
Superf. IV. Formicoidea. 
11 (8). dd. Abd. in Q greatly elongated, several times longer than the head 
a, thor. united, the sgms. constrieted at sutures a.flexible; h.-tib. in 2 
inflated a. strongly constrieted a base; abd. in & not especially long, 
clavate (Pelecinidae). Superf. V. Proctotrypoidea (part). 
2 (7). cc. Troch. 2-jointed. 
3 (14). Mand. large, 4-dent.; h.-wings with distinct venat., w. 2 bas. cells 
a. a rad. (Trigonalidae). Superf. III Vespoidea (part). 
14 (13). Mand. nev. very large or 4-dent., either simple or bident., or at the 
most 3-dent.; h.-w, without a distinct venat., or at most a. rarely 
w. only 1 bas. cell, the rad. always abs. Superf. V. Proctotrypoidea. 
5 (2).** Hyp. divided or nev. united closely w. the pyg., the ovipos. issuing 
some distance before the tip of the abd.; troch. always 2-joint. 
16 (19). d. Front wings always without a stigma, the marg. vein, if 
present, linear never large or stigmated; abd. w. the v.-sgm. hard a, 
chitin., without a fold, 
