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7. Thofe whofe fcutellum is of the fame 

 colour with the thorax, and 

 which have a white ring on the 

 antenna:. 



4. Thofe with the fcutellum of the lame 



colour as the thorax, and the an- 

 tennas black and fetaceous. 



5. Thofe whofe antennx are yellow and 



fetaceous. 



6. Thofe with filiform antennas, having the 



abdomen of an oval and flender 

 form. The antennae in this fa- 

 mily often contain no more than 

 ten articulations, the firfl of which 

 is much longer than the others, 

 and the infefts in general are much 

 fmaller than the preceding ones. 



Scopoli has united the Sirices of Linnseus 

 with this genus, dividing it into two families ; 

 the firft containing the laft-mentioned infects ; 

 the fecond, the Ichneumons. He afferts, that 

 the under wings, in the firfl: family, are folded, 



M 4 the 



