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2. Scutellum without lateral longitudinal grooved lines, at the most with a single median furrow 7 



Scutellum with lateral longitudinal grooved lines. 



Antennse 10-jointed, with only one ring-joint, or less than 10-jointed, the ovipositor never promi- 

 nent 4 



Autennse 10-jointed, with ^(/'o ring-joints, the ovipositor very long, longer than the abdomen; 

 flagellum very long, the funicle 4-jointed, the joints long, swollen at base and tapering off 

 at apex, the swollen portion with whorls of long hairs. 



Uroentedon Ashmead, g. nov. (type U. verticellata Asbm.). 



4. Head normal, viewed from in front not or scarcely wider than long ; stigmal vein short 7 



Head abnormal, viewed from in front very short, twice as wide as long or even wider ; stigmal vein 



long 5 



5. Eyes pubescent ; wings with the disk usually subfuscous, but not banded ; antennae 10-jointed, sub- 



clavate 6 



Eyes bare ; wings with two fuscous transverse bands ; antennse 10-jointed, long, the flagellum long, 

 subclavate, the funicle 4-jointed, the joints longer than thick ; cylindrical ; prothorax conical ; parap- 

 sides prominently convex Hoplocrepis Ashmead (type IT. albiclava Asbm.). 



6. Funicle 3-jointed, the joints cylindrical, slightly pedicellate, the club 4-jointed, black or brown-black, 



not white ; metanotum smooth, without a median carina. 



Eulophopteryx Ashmead, g. nov. (type E. chapadse Ashm.). 

 Funicle 3-joiuted, the joints compressed, briefly pedicellate, the club 4-jointed, white or yellowish 

 white ; metanotum with a median carina. 



Lophocomus Haliday (type Cirrospilus anaitis Walk.). 



7. Scutellum without a median longitudinal grooved line 8 



Scutellum with a median longitudinal grooved line. 



Antennje 10-jointed, with one ring-joint, the flagellum filiform, pubescent, the funicle 4-jointed, 

 the joints long, cylindrical ; abdomen with a long petiole. 



Holcopeltoideus Ashmead, g. nov. (type Eolcopelte petiolata Ashm.). 

 Antennse 9-jointed, with one ring-joint, usually subclavate, the funicle 3-jointed, the joints 

 oblong-oval or submoniliforin ; abdomen with a short petiole. 



Horismenus Walker (type E. cleodora Walk.). 



8. Antennse 9-jointed, with one ring-joint or less than 9-jointed 10 



Antennse 10-jointed, with one ring-joint. 



Metathorax without lateral carinse. 9 



Metathorax with lateral carinse and a median carina, the latter usually forked at apex. 



Body of abdomen ovate, the first segment occupying about one third the whole sui-face. 



Pleurotropis Forster (type P. iaomera Forst.). 



9. Metathorax produced into a long neck at apex, with a delicate median carina at base. 



Head very wide, lenticular, much wider than the thorax, concave behind ; flagellum filiform, 

 the funicle 4-jointed ; postmarginal vein not developed ; abdomen with a long petiole. 



Pelorotelus Ashmead, g. nov. (type P. cceruleus Ashm.). 



10. Antennse 8-jointed, with one ring-joint, or less than 8-jointed 13 



Antennse 9-jointed, with one ring-joint, the funicle 3-jointed, the club 3-jointed, the last joint usually 

 represented by a little spur. 



Metathoi-ax without lateral carinse 11 



Metathorax ivith lateral carinse JVEestocharis Forster (type M. cyclopsila Forst.). 



