HYMENOPTERORUM SYNOPSIS 
ad Methodum clm. Fallenii utplurimum accommodata. 
Ord. HYMENOPTERA. 
Mandibule cornee, liber. Maxille et labium palpigerze, complicate, haustel- 
lum fingentes basi geniculatum, apice membranaceum aut coriaceum. Ale qua- 
tuor membranacew nude, parce yenos#, vena cingente nulla, volando connexe, 
postice breviores. — Victus e succis vegetabilium, rarifis e rapina Insectorum, — 
Pupa incompleta, quiescens. Larva pedata vel apoda, capite corneo mandibulato, 
thoracis et abdominis spiraculis lateralibus:—victus multiplex, — Phytiphaga 
plantas virentes rodunt : — Xylophage ligna consumunt in sylvis: —Entomobie 
insecta viva libera exedunt: —Entomophage insecta semi-mortua in cellis congesta 
exsugunt: — Melitophage plantarum succis dulcibus pinguescunt, aut farina. 
a.— Abdominis insertio fere eequilata.— Larve pedate. 
Sub-Ord. 1. SESSILIVEN TRES. 
~ $,—Terebra 4-partita, laciniis paribus, interioribus serriformibus. 
— Larve phytiphage, rarits gallicole. 
Stirps. 1. SERRIFERA. 
c.— Tibie antice bicalcarate. 
d.—. Terebra elongata. — Metamorphosis incognita. 
Fam, \, XYELIDA. 
dd. —Terebra brevis. — Zarve polypode, aut hexapode ano bistylato, 
Fam. 2. TENTHREDINIDA. 
cc. —Tibie antice unicalcarate.— Zarve hexapode, ano denticulato.* 
Fam, 3, CEPHID 8. 
bb, — Terebra quinque-partita, lacinia intermedia impari canaliformi. 
Stirps. 2. UROCERATA. 
¢ —Abdomen apice mucronatum. Terebra exerta rigida, Metathoracis 
postscutellum bipartitum.—Zarve xylophage, hexapode, ano 
mucronato. 
Fam. 4. SIRICID A. 
ce, — Abdomen obtusum. Terebra recurya, abdominis rime incumbens. 
Metathoracis post-scutellum integrum.— Metamorphosis latet. 
Fam. 5. ORYSSID 8, 
aad.— Abdominis insertio valde coangustata. Terebra 5-partita, la- 
cinia intermediaimparicanaliformi,(calamo.)—Larve apode. 
Sub-Ord. 2. PETIOLIVENTRES. 
b.—Terebra exerta aut recondita, vagina tubulosa, calamo com- 
presso, apice acuminato et spe denticulato. Pedes sub- 
leves.—Zarve entomobie, raritis gallicole. 
Stirps. 3. TEREBELLIFERA. 
c,—Prothorax lateribus reflexus in alarum insertionem.—Colores vix 
metallici. 
d,—Terebre fulerum obliquum. Labium teres aut semiteres. 
e.—Trochanteres bi-articulati. Terebra abdominis rime longitu~ 
dinali incumbens, aut exerta. Al sipius areolate. 
Trib. 1. ENTOMOTILLA. 
f:— Abdomen metathoracis apici annexum. 
g.—Prothoracis collum parvum? 
~_* Westwood’s Introduction, ii, 102. 
