290 MEMOIES OF THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM 



32. Scape compressed, extending far beyond the ocelli ; scutellum without a tuft of long stiff bristles at 



apex ; abdomen elongate, the dorsal flap and segments 2-4 incised at apical middle ; ovipositor very 



much longer than the entire insect Phlebopenes_ Perty (type P. splendidus Perty). 



Scape long, slender, cylindrical, extending only a little above the ocelli ; scutellum with a tuft of long 

 stiflf black bristles, as in Encyrtus Latr. ; abdomen not so elongate, segments 2-5 at apex, excised 

 medially ; ovipositor a little longer than the entire insect ; front wings with a broad fuscous band 

 across the middle Encyrtaspis Ashmead, g. nov. (type E. hrasiliensis Ashm.). 



33. Head viewed from in front normal, at least as long as wide, or at least only a little wider than long ; 



antennal furrows not very deep and very short ; eyes oblong or ovate 34 



Head viewed from in front about twice as wide as long, the antennal furrows very deep ; eyes round, 

 strongly convergent above ; postmarginal vein not longer than the stigmal. Lecaniobius Ashmead 



(type L. cocker ellii Ashm.). 



34. Scutellum normal, without a tuft of hairs 35 



Scutellum ivith a fascicle of hairs ; club of antennae compressed Hoplopsis Destefani 



(type jff. mayri Destefani). 



35. Malar furrow distinct ; no carina from the lower part of each eye to base of each antenna ; antennae 



inserted on or somewhat below an imaginary line drawn from base of eyes, rarely slightly above 



this line Anastatus Motschulsky (type A. mantoidse Motsch.). 



Malar furrows indistinct or subobsolete ; a distinct carina extends from the lower part of each eye to 



the base of each antenna ; antennae inserted just above the clypeus Arachnophaga Ashmead 



(type Eupelmus piceus How.). 



36. Hind tibiae and first tarsal joint compressed, broad 37 



Hind tibiae and first tarsal joint simple, the tibiae rarely slightly compressed, never broad, the first 



tarsal joint always cylindrical 38 



37. Eyes hairy ; flagellum subclavate, obliquely truncate at tip Metapelma Westwood 



38. Front femora much swollen 39 



Front femora normal 40 



39. Front femora armed with minute spines beneath Oodera Westwood. 



Front femora not armed with minute spines beneath Ooderella Ashmead. 



40. Antennae ramose or branched 41 



Antennae simple, without branches 42 



41. Flagellum with four branches. 



Eyes bare Chirolophus Haliday (type C. eques Hal.). 



Eyes hairy Chiritolophus Forster (type C. cxrulescens Forst.). 



42. Antennae inserted near the middle of the face or above an imaginaiy line draAvn from the base of the 



eyes 43 



Antennae inserted just above the clypeus or below an imaginary line drawn from the base of the eyes. 48 



43. Mesonotal furrows incomplete or wanting at the most vaguely impressed or indicated only anteriorly 



and converging and ending near the middle of the scutum 44 



Mesonotal furrows distinct, entire 45 



44. Axilla united or not widely separate at the base of the scutellum 46 



Axillae well separated at base of the scutellum. 



Stigmal and postmarginal veins short, the latter the shorter, always much abbreviated ; hind 

 sutures of axillae curved ; scape not compressed Eusandalum Ratzeburg. 



Stigmal and postmarginal veins not short, the latter a little the longer ; hind sutures of axillae 

 straight ; scape somewhat compressed Calosoter Walker. 



