58 GENERA OF HYMENOPTERA. 



metathorax cloTigate, areolated ; posterior coxse angularly prodiued in 

 front ; abdoiiu-n 9 olmvate, «'onv»'x. % narrower, elonjiato, depressed. 



Doryeteii Hal. 



AntennsE subnioniliforni, 18--20-jointed. shorter than liead and tliorax : siituriforin 



articulation obsolete; four anterior legs very short, the davate tibiw 



shorter than tarsi; jiosterior tibiai and tarsi of equal length, first joint 



of the latter twice as long as the three following jttints combined. 



*Ili!i»terontcruM VVesiu. 



Subfamily Hormiin.e. 



Median cell of anterior wiugs shorter than the subniedian on the externo-niedial 

 nervure; antenna' as long iis head and thorax, % 11-, f l;i-jointed; 

 suturiforni articulation effaced: recurrent nervure intei-stitial, second 

 subniargiiiul cell scarcely narrowed at base *C-"lireinjlu» Hal. 



Median and subniedian cells of equal length ; anteniiie much longer than head 

 and thorax, with more than l"i, joints; suturiforni articulation superfi- 

 cial : recurrent nervure received by the secoud subniarginal cell, which 

 is much narrowed at base IIorniiiiH Xees. 



Subfamily Khogadin^. 



Suturiform articulation obsolete. 



Second subniarginal cell trapezoidal ; abdomen not longer than head and thorax, 

 that of 9 subconipressed at apex, ovijw.sitor considerably exserted. 



*€^liiio<*eiitru!<i Hal. 



Second subnuirginal cell rectangular ; abdomen longer than bead and thorax. 



that of 9 strongly compressed from second segment, ovipositor sube.x- 



serted ^IVtalodes Wesm. 



Suturiform articulation distinct, crenulate. 



Third joint of maxillary palpi dilated within, securiform; second subniarginal 

 cell elongate, recurrent nervure interstitial; ovii)ositor exserted. 



*I»oIo«\>'Mtonia Wesm. 

 Third joint of maxillary i)alpi simple; recurrent nervure received l)y the tirsl 

 subniarginal cell. 

 First l>ranch of marginal nervure longer than the .second; .second subniar- 

 ginal cell short, not half the length of first : 9 abdominal segments 1 

 and following retracted and concealed beneath the third. 



*HeteroKaiiiiiM Wesm. 

 First branch of marginal nervure shorter than the secoiul ; sccund subniar- 

 ginal cell elongate, more than half the length of first: 9 abdominal 

 segments 1 and following not retracted and com-ealcd beneath the third. 



Kliogaw Xees. 



Divi.<i(>n II.— C'RYPTCKiASTIiES. 



Subfamily Skjali'HIN'.e. 



Abdominal segments 4-.") not entirely concealed under the car.ipace. the second 

 longer than third, the first longer than broad, na Towr-d at base; mar- 

 ginal cell long, extending almost to apex of wing, a i\ i -ll divided before 

 apex by a transverse nervure ^ AliodoriiM Fiirst. 



