342 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vouxxii. 



marginal vein punctiform, the stigmal and postmnrginal 

 veins very long, as in Encyrtus (Comys) sens. str. 



(84) Zarhovaliis Aslimead, new genus. 



29. Antenniie 10-jointed, the funicle 5-jointed. 



Scape linear, wholly received in the scrobes; marginal vein punctiform. 



(85) MetaUon Walker. 



Antennae 9-jointed, the funicle 4-jointed (86) Cercohelus Walker. 



Antennae 6-jointed, the funicle 3-join'ted (87) Coccobins Ratzeburg. 



30. Males. 



Mandibles with the teeth shorter, less acute; labrum not conspicuous; frons 

 punctate and frequently with a series of large, thimble- 

 like punctures; wings often ornate, wanting or much 

 abbreviated 34 



Mandibles rather long, Avith acute teeth, the apical one usually larger and 

 more acute than the other two; labrum conspicuous; frons 

 very closely punctate or shagreened, the large punctures 

 wanting; front wings not ornate, usually with a puncti- 

 form or very short marginal vein, the hind wings usually 

 with a long costal cell, which extends to the booklets; 

 head rather narrow, as viewed from in front, somewhat 

 long, subtriangular, the scrobes forming a triangle. 



Postmarginal vein distinctly longer than the stigmal -. 33 



Postmarginal vein wanting or hardly developed, the marginal vein- very 

 short or punctiform 31 



31. Head, viewed from in front, not longer than wide, the cheeks not long. 32 



Head, viewed from in front, mucli longer than wide, the cheeks long. 



Front wings xvithout marginal cilia; antennae very long and slender, the fla- 

 gellar joints all very long, the sixth the shortest, but five 



times as long as wide (26) Psi^oip/iri/s Mayr. 



Front wings toith marginal cilia. 



Pedicel three or more times longer than thick at apex, the flagellum 

 with long hairs. 

 Funicle joints about four times as long as thick, cylindrical; meso- 

 notum and scutellum shagreened. 



(27) Parapsiloplirys How;ird. 

 Funicle less than thrice as long as thick; mesonotum reticulate. 



(28) Liothorax Mayr. 



pedicel not three times as long as thick, the flagellum clothed with long 



hairs (31) Copidosoma Ratzeburg. 



32. Cheeks about half the length of the eyes; funiclar joints 1-5 triangularly 



toothed, with long hairs (32) PnonomitusM?ijv. 



Cheeks very short; eyes large, rounded; pubescent; pedicel thrice as long as 

 thick (33) Archinus Howard. 



33. Mes(motum lustrous, smooth, blue or metallic. 



Pedicel about thrice as long as thick, the flagellum filiform or subfiliform, 

 with short, sparse pubescence, the funicle joints from two 

 and a half to three times as long as thick; the first very 

 long, four or more times longer than thick; eyes pubes- 

 cent ; postmarginal vein very long. 



(34) Parencyrtus Ashmead, new genus. 



34. Abdomen with the dorsum flat or concave, not rigidly pubescent 35 



Abdomen snbglobose or snbovate, clothed with a rigid white pubescence. 



Pronotum large, conical ; antenna' strongly compressed, broad ; wings 

 poorly developed or wanting, not extending to middle of 

 abdomen. (Fully developed wings probably occur.) 



(35) Mira Schellenberg. 



