NOTES ON THE MYMARIDiE 
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the kindness of Mr. Ed. Fitch, Hon. Secretary of the Entomo¬ 
logical Society, London, who named over a hundred and 
fifty specimens of Mymaridae and other minute Hymenoptera 
for me from the various German authors. I trust that ere 
long some “native” will endeavour to give some account 
with figures of the British MymaridEe, as no doubt there are 
plenty of materials in our own country to form a very good 
monograph. 
The following is a copy of “ Foerster’s Synopsis,” which 
has been very much simplified by an old friend, so that anyone 
can easily ascertain to which genus any specimen belongs. 
The numbers on the right refer to those on the left. 
2 . 
5. 
8 . 
9. 
10 . 
11 . 
12. 
MYMARLDiE. 
f Tarsi 5-jointed 
\ 4 ,, .. .. .. 
f Abdomen distinctly petiolated .. 
4 ,, sessile or nearly sessile (male) 
l „ „ „ ,, (female) 
/'Antennae of the male 10-jointed ; female, 9-jointed— 
I Camptoptera 
d Antennae of the male 13-jointed ; female, 11-jointed— 
^ Ooctonus 
Male. 
Marginal branch extending to the middle of the costa— 
Female. 
J ? 
n 
2 
8 
3 
4 
6 
Limacis 
( 
( Marginal branch not extending to the middle of the costa.. 5 
f Antennae 13-iointed 
I „ 10 „ 
Gonatocerus 
Alaptus 
.. Gonatocerus 
.. Litus 
f Antennae 11-jointed 
4 „ 9 
l „ 8 
f Marginal branch extending to the middle of the costa— 
I Limacis 
| Marginal branch not extending to the middle of the costa— 
V. Alaptus 
f Club of the antennae with two joints .. .. .. .. 9 
\ ,, ,, not jointed .. .. .. .. 10 
(Marginal branch very long—Tarsi of the four hinder legs 
J shorter than the tibiae .. .. .. .. Eustochus 
| Marginal branch very short—Tarsi of the four hinder legs 
longer than the tibiae .. * .. .. .. Doriclytus 
J Abdomen distinctly petiolated .. .. .. .. .. 11 
f ,, sessile or nearly sessile .. .. .. ..14 
f Fore wings only widened at the tip .. .. Mvmar 
( ,, ,, ,, throughout .. .. .. ..12 
< Marginal branch punctiform .. .. .. Cosmocoma 
1 ,, ., elongated .. .. .. .. ..13 
