248. Major Families and Some Subfamilies of Adult Chalcidoidea:

Generalized drawings of Chalcidoidea morphology by Noyes & Valentine (1989) are

presented in Figs.A-G.

For greater detail on specific geographic areas also please refer to regional keys as follows:

World Key (J. S. Noyes) = <noyes.htm>

North America = <nearct-1.key.htm>

Canada = <nearct-2.key.htm>

Neotropics (in Spanish) = <neotro-1.key.htm>

Europe = <palear-3.key.htm>

Czech & Slovak Republics = <palear-4.key.htm>

Southern Africa = <ethiop-1.key.htm>

India & Surroundings = <india-1.key.htm>

Australasia = <austra-1.key.htm> & <austra-3.key.htm>

New Zealand = <austra-2.key.htm>

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248a (123b). Hind femur enlarged, with ventral teeth, either a few large or many small ones

(saw-like) (Fig.A); hind tibia not quite equal to femur and arched; specimens usually 5-15

mm, broad bodied, rarely <1-2 mm.....................................................................……............................... 249

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248b. Hind femur not enlarged, ventral teeth, if present, 2 or less, or ventral edge serrated

(Fig. A); hindtibia straight (rarely half length of femur); specimens usually 1-10 mm.,

robust to fragile.................................................................................................…................................253

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