34 POPULAR ENTOMOLOGY. 



1. Tenthredinida. Wings large; antennae variable in form 



but generally short; mandibles long, horny, and 

 toothed; maxillae long and membranous; thorax gene- 

 rally broader than the head ; legs of moderate length ; 

 body of female furnished with a pair of saws ; colour 

 dark, varied with white, red, or yellow ; size moderate. 

 Locality, various plants. 



2. Uroceridce. Wings membranous; antennae filiform or 



setaceous; mandibles short, but very strong; maxillae 

 elongated; thorax elongated; body long and cylin- 

 drical ; female furnished with a borer ; colour various ; 

 size moderate. Locality, fir-woods. 



3. Cympida. Wings with few nervures ; antennse inserted 



in the middle of the face, of moderate length and slender; 

 mandibles short and robust, toothed at the extremity; 

 maxillae elongated ; thorax oval and thick ; body much 

 compressed ; ovipositor long and spiral ; size small. 



4. Eoanida. Wings veined; antennae filiform or setaceous; 



mandibles toothed ; hind legs longest ; body attached 

 by a peduncle (stalk) ; ovipositor straight ; size small. 



5. Ichneumonida. Wings veined ; antennae generally 



slender and filiform ; mandibles small and curved ; 

 thorax oval; legs long; body long and cylindrical; 



