34 POPULAE ENTOMOLOGY. 



1. Tenthredinidcfi. — Wings large ; antennae variable in form 



but generally short; mandibles long, horny, and 

 toothed; maxillse long and membranous; thorax gene- 

 rally broader than the head ; legs of moderate length ; 

 body of female furnished with a pair of saws ; colour 

 dark, varied with white, red, or yellow ; size moderate. 

 Locality, various plants. 



2. Uroceridce. — Wings membranous; antennae filiform or 



setaceous ; mandibles short, but very strong ; maxillse 

 elongated ; thorax elongated ; body long and cylin- 

 drical ; female furnished with a borer ; colour various ; 

 size moderate. Locality, fir-woods. 



3. C^?«i/m/^.— Wings with few nervures ; antennae inserted 



in the middle of the face, of moderate length and slender; 

 mandibles short and robust, toothed at the extremity ; 

 maxillse elongated ; thorax oval and thick ; body much 

 compressed ; ovipositor long and spiral ; size small. 



4. Eoanidce. — Wings veined; antennae filiform or setaceous; 



mandibles toothed ; hind legs longest ; body attached 

 by a peduncle (stalk) ; ovipositor straight ; size small. 



5. IchneumonidcB. — Wings veined ; antennae generally 



slender and filiform; mandibles small and curved; 

 thorax oval ; legs long ; body long and cylindrical ; 



