364 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



filiform Onychia p. 365 



Scutel ending in a spine; marginal cell open along the fore 

 margin and sometimes at its base, confluent with costal 

 cell; mesothorax carinate and scabrous or smooth and 

 without carina, with notauli; female antennae 13-jointed, 

 filiform Aspicera p. 365 



6. Marginal cell completely closed 7 



Marginal cell more or less open along fore margin; scutel 



rugose, more or less carinate, and ending in a long acute 

 spine; female antennae 13-jointed, subclavate, male an- 

 tenna? 14-jointed, filiform Solenaspis p. 366 



7. Scutel rugose, rounded or obtuse at its apex, but never ending 



in a spine; head and thorax smooth, shining; female an- 

 tennae 13-jointed, subclavate, with their joints beyond the 

 fifth oblong-oval, the third longer than the fourth, male an- 

 tennae 14-jointed, filiform; abdomen not much compressed 



from side to side Figitcs p. 366 



Scutel rugose, more or less carinate, and ending in an acute 

 spine which latter is sometimes channeled; female antennae 

 13-jointed, subclavate, male antennae 14-jointed, filiform, 

 the third joint a little shorter than the fourth Solenaspis p. 366 



8. Females 9 



Males: characters the same as in the corresponding females 



except antennae which are 15-jointed, and other particulars 

 as noted below 1 1 



9. Propodeum not produced into a long neck, abdomen at most 



subsessile, its base with a hairy girdle; front wings entire 

 at apex, never emarginate or excised although sometimes 

 truncate; apical portion of the submarginal vein slender, 

 always two or more times longer than thick; wings 

 fully developed and long enough to extend beyond 

 tip of abdomen when lying over the latter; antennae 13- 

 jointed 10 



Propodeum as in Eucoila; abdomen at base without a hairy 

 girdle; mesonotum with notauli that are distinct to base 

 of scutel, converging and meeting before reaching base of 

 scutel, thence extending to base as a delicate carina; mar- 

 ginal cell closed; antennae 12-jointed Eucoilidea p. 366 



10. Marginal cell closed along front margin; wings bare, glabrous, 

 not pubescent or ciliated; antennae subfiliform, not ending 

 in a distinct club, although slightly thickened toward apex, 

 third joint a little longer than fourth Eucoila p. 366 



Marginal cell open along front margin, closed at base, apical 

 division of the submarginal vein distinct, wings pubescent, 

 ciliate; abdomen not unusually compressed from side to 

 side, hypopygium not very prominent; front wings with 



