HYMENOPTEROUS FAMILY STEPHANIDiE. 783 



(21.) 20. Neck oblique rugose, semi'anmilav rugose-punctate; nieso- 

 pleura3 punctate ; terebra as long as body, sheaths red- 

 brown, apex black 10. conradti 'Ender]. 



(20.) 21. Neck trans-striate, semiannular and mesopleurie smooth and 



shining ; terebra shorter than body, black, white-banded [Schlett. 



before apex 11. lacteipennis 



(19.) 22. Pronotum very elongate. 



(24.) 23. Neck trans-striate, semiannular and niesopleurse smooth. 



12. longicollis Cava. 

 (23.) 24. Pronotum transrugose throughout. Rufo-piceous, abdomen [Semenov. 



white-marked 13. turcomanorum 



(1.) 25. Hind femora tridentate. 

 (29.) 26. Neck of pronotum very elongate. 

 (28.) 27. Neck of prothorax alutaceous ; hind femoral teeth black. 



14. simpsoni KieflT. 

 (27.) 28. Neck of pronotum finely striate; middle and apical hind 



femoral teeth white 15. variidens WiMoii. 



(26.) 29. Neck of pronotum not elongate. 



(31.) 30. Neck of pronotum very short ; petiole shorter than rest of 



abdomen; terebra as long as body 16. arctiatiis IsAeW. 



(30.) 31. Pronotum of ordinarj' length. 



(35.) 32. Frons striate, but not arcuately. 



(34.) 33. Frons finely trans-striate, occiput alutaceous ; petiole shorter 



than rest of abdomen ; terebra shorter than body. 



17. natations Westw. 

 (33.) 34. Frons rugosely trans-striate, occiput smooth ; petiole longer 



than rest of body ; terebra 1| times as long as body. 



18. longicaiida Elliott. 

 (32.) 35. Frons arcuate rugose. 



(37.) 36. Frons sparsely, almost gran ulately rugose; pronotum strongly 

 trans-striate ; legs rufescent ; basal and central femoral 

 teeth white, the apical black 19. rugiceps Elliott. 



(36.) 37. Frons moderately arcuate striate to "rugose; vertex and 

 occiput trans-striate. 



(41.) 38. Neck of prothorax smooth. 



(40.) 39. Pronotum entirely smooth ; terebra shorter than body, black. 



20. piceicornis Cam. 



(39.) 40. Rest of pronotum trans-striate; terebra half as long again 



as body, white-banded 21. iridipennis Elliott. 



(38.) 41. Neck of pronotum striate or rugose. 



(43.) 42. Pronotum strongly transrugose; lateral lobes of scutellam 



closely punctate 22. punctatvs Elliott. 



(42.) 43. Neck of pronotum more or less coarsely obliquely striale, 

 remainder alutaceous. 



(45.) 44. Metapleurse and median segment confluent, coarsely and 

 superficially punctate. Terebra as long as body, ferruginous. 



23. togoensis Stadlm. 



(44.) 45. Metapleurse and median segment separated by a line of 

 punctures, diffusely punctate ; terebra shorter than body, 

 black 24. claripennis Elliott. 



(6.) 1. Hind femora bidentate. 



(3.) 2. Scutellum depressed, coarsely punctate ; petiole shorter than 

 rest of abdomen ; 2nd segment basaily longitudinally 

 striate. Black; head bright rufo-testaccous ... 25. aratifi-ons Fjuderl. 



(2.) 3. Scutellum not depressed, only laterally punctate; petiole 

 longer than rest of abdomen ; 2nd segment basaily smooth. 



