PARASITICA — BRACONID.E. 61 



Subfuniily Liophronin^. 



Mesotlioracic sutures distinct l<lopliroii Nees. 



Me ^othoracif sutures iffaccd *<'eiitisteM Hal. 



Subfamily Iciineutinm:. 



First branch of the marginal iicrvure shorter than the second ; second suhmar- 

 ginal cell longer than the first lclin(Mit«>!« Nees. 



First branch of the marginal nervure longer than the second ; second subniar- 

 ginal cell shorter than the first Proterops Wesni. 



Subfumily Toxoneurin.t:. 



Marginal, and second and third submarginal cells indistinctly defined, the former 

 reaching to apex of wing, the marginal nervure redivate, indistinct 

 beyond apex of .second submarginal cell, which is much longer than 

 broad, the recurrent nervure received by the first submarginal cell. 



Toxoiieura Say. 



Subfamily Helconin.k. 



Posterior femora armed with a tooth beneath Helcoil Nees. 



Posterior femora unarmed GyiiinoNcelisi Forst. 



Subfamily Macrocentrinm:. 



.\bdomen inserted above the posterior coxfe Macro<*eiitrii^i Curtis. 



.\bdonien inserted between the posterior coxw Zele Hal. 



Subfamily Diospimn.k. 



Fir.st discoidal cell not petiolate. touching the stigma ; head subcubical. 



*DiospiliiN Hal. 



Fii-st di.scoidal cell petiolate, remote from the stigma ; head contracted behind 



the eyes. 



Submediau cell of posterior wings divided by a transverse nervure; metatho- 



rax areolated ;, first abdominal segment striolate .*Pronia<*liiis Marsh. 



Su1)median cell of iwsterior wings not divided by a transverse nervure ; meta- 



thorax not areolated ; first abdominal segment smooth. 



♦Dyscolotes Hal. 



Subfamily Opiin.e. 



Marginal cell open at apex *.4 demon Hal. 



Marginal cell completely closed. 

 .Second branch of marginal nervure not or scarcely longer than the first, whence 

 the second submarginal cell is very narrow. 

 Second abdominal segment with an arcuate transverse impression at base 



and another at ajMix *<jiiiaiiipto<lon Hal. 



Second abdominal segment with no such impressions *'IIecI.vlu»i Marsh. 



Second branch of marginal nervure much longer than the first, whereby the 

 second submarginal cell is wider, often very wide. 

 Marginal nervure springing from extreme ba.se of stigma. 



*Euryteiies Forst. 



