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ovipositor straight ; colour black, varied with red, yel- 

 low, or white ; size small. 



6. Ckalcididw. Wings nearly destitute of veins; antennas 



elbowed, and generally thickened at the tips ; mandibles 

 broad and horny, toothed at the top ; thorax oval ; 

 ovipositor sometimes concealed, at others long ; body 

 slender ; colour metallic ; size very minute. 



7. Proctotrupidm. Wings almost destitute of veins ; an- 



tennas elbowed, and variable in length ; mandibles 

 sickle-shaped ; maxillary palpi long and pendulous ; 

 legs long; thorax oblong; body ovate; ovipositor 

 sometimes long and curved, sometimes concealed ; 

 colour black ; size minnte. Locality, grass. 



8. Chrysidicfa. Wings, veins indistinct ; antennae filiform 



and elbowed ; mandibles long and curved ; thorax 

 oblong ; body oblong, shining, and attached to the 

 thorax by a peduncle ; ovipositor composed of several 

 segments of the body terminated with a minute sting ; 

 colour very brilliant, blue and green in the head and 

 thorax, ruby or copper-coloured in the body ; size 

 moderate or small. Localities, flowers, sand-banks, etc. 



9. Crabronidce. Wrings generally developed in both sexes, 



anterior pair not folded ; head large and nearly square ; 

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