PARASITICA — CHALCIDID^. 78 



Subfamily Ptkkomalin.b. 

 Table of Tribes. 



Tosterior tibi» 2-spurred 2. 



Posterior tibise l-f<piirrt>d, except sometimes iii the Chiropachides and Pteromalides 



(vide table of neiieni) 3. 



2. — Parapsides of mesotborax discernible, or indie.ited anteriorly. 



Abdomen with a more or less distinct petiole, usually lonj;;: parapsides dis- 



cernil)lt' anteriorly or complete Mischogastrides. 



Abdomen almost sessile; i)arapsides complete Cleonymides. 



Parapsides of mesotborax not at all discernible Colotrechnides. 



:}. — Anterior femora enlarged Chiropachides. 



Anterior femora not enlarged. 



Head very large, broad, excavated in front, witb two acute tubercles on 



tiich side Caratomides. 



Head not especially large. 

 Clypeus in the middle at apex acutely bideutate; marginal vein of an- 

 terior wings often thickened Sphegigastrides. 



Clypeus not bidentate ; marginal vein not at all or very sligluly thick- 

 ened. 

 Wings with a loix; marginal vein, short stigmal and almost no club. 



Diparides. 

 Wings with the stigmal club always quite pronounced. 



Pteromalides. 



Table of Genera. 



Tribe Mixchoffodrides. 



Mesothonicic parapsi<les plainly discernible 2. 



Mesolhoracic parajisides not plainly .separated; antenna' with a long scape (i. 



2. — Collar not se]>arated .'J. 



Collar .separated : parai)sides not cojivex, petiole short. .*TOMC«'uiiia Walk. 



:5. — Dorsum of mesotborax and parapsides convex 4. 



Dorsum of mesotborax much flutter ; jiarapsidal sutures not deep, po.steriorly 



delicate l>ut complete .">. 



4.— Petiole short or moderately .so ; left mandible .'5-dentate. 



Petiole rugo.se or smooth ; % tropin normal Iiaiii|>r<»f atllM Westw. 



Petiole punctate, subdepressed ; wings witli a very larije stigmal chil). 



Dorsum sericeo-punctate; trojibi normal Miiito^liatliliN Tliom. 



Dorsum squamo-punctate ; % tropin normal. .. .*Slic'loilii<>»t«lnis Th. 

 Petiole vei\v short; both mandibles .'i-ilentate ; stigiiiMl ilub siiiall. 



*Kola<l<>riiia Walk. 

 IVtiole long; both mandibles 4-dentate ; stigmal iluli laryc 



^.MiKcli«Kawl(>r Walk. 



.">.— Metathorax rugose; % autennsc subdavate ^.M<';;4»i*iMiiiiiN Walk. 



Thorax sliort ; scutellar furrows almost straight '^Orniocoriiw Walk. 



i>. — Marginal and postmarginal veins hnig; % tropin abiidinial. 



*llHlli4'0|>t('ra Spin. 

 Marginal and submarginal veins not long: % troi)hi normal. 



'*^UieypliiN Walk. 



TK\NS. .\MKK. ENT. W)C. (10) SUPPL. VO.,. ..cST. 



