250a (249a). Ovipositor directed horizontally [in most species not extended beyond tip of

abdomen]; tegula almost an oval disc; fore wing not folded longitudinally; posterior gena

with distinct ridge; body often large but not usually metallic (Figs.A-D)..........................

..................................................................................................................................…..Chalcididae..... 251

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250b. Ovipositor curved upwards over abdomen (Fig.A); male abdomen covered by pitted hard

covering of fused dorsal plates (Fig.A ); tegula narrowly extended forward, spoon-like;

fore wing often folded longitudinally; body large, wasp-like, with fore wing longitudinally

folded as in Vespidae, frequently with black and yellow pattern (Figs.B-D)...................

..............................................................................................................................…................Leucospidae

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B C D