Giramlt, the Chalcid Genus Hypopteromalus. 
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from dorsal and caudal aspects as a brighter colored, brassy, appar¬ 
ently slightly raised line; scutellum along the meson subequal to* the 
length of the mesoscutum. Mesopostscutellum narrow, usual for the 
subfamily, margined. Metathorax punctate, declivous, slightly shorter 
than the scutellum, the median carina inconspicuous, complete or 
extending nearly to the neck, the lateral carina or fold represented 
on each side by a distinct, slightly curved, complete sulcus with 
margined, carinated or sharp margins, its lateral margin more 
distinct, being properly the lateral carina; these lateral sulci are 
nearly longitudinally straight for half their length or slightly convex, 
then curve slightly caudo-m'esad and then nearly caudad again; 
spiracular sulcus following laterad, extending from the caudo-lateral 
end of the spiracle and distinctly shorter than the lateral sulcus and 
nearly straight; the metathoracic spiracle largte, subreniform, oblique 
in position, its mesocephalic end near to the mesopostscutellum yet 
not touching the narrow transverse metaprsescutum or metascutum; 
neck not as distinct as in Pteromalus Swederus, hood-shaped and 
from the lateral aspect distinct but not rising very much above the 
general surface, overlapping the petiole of the abdomen. 
Abdomen with a distinct petiole which is short and often hidden 
by the upper inclination of the region and subequal in length to the 
pedicel of the antennae, or nearly so; from lateral aspect, abdomen 
variable, usually subtriangular, the apex of the triangle ventrad at 
segment 5, varying to conical or cuneate, pointed caudad, convex 
ventrad and flat to the concave dorsad, the tip of the ovipositor often 
exserted; adbomen subequal to th'e thorax in length; from dorsal 
aspect, conic-ovate or fusiform, widest at the third or fourth segment 
(third body segment) ; segment two longest, twice longer than 
segment three, its caudal margin slightly convex and entire; segment 
three nearly twice longer than segment five; four, five and six sub- 
