297a (296a).    Body mainly yellowish; head and thorax almost smooth; scutellum
with fine out-
            curving sublateral lines; disc of fore wing convex and
almost bare, at stigma a group or tuft
            of black scales (Fig.A); frons without median groove.......…..........…...... Pteromalidae  (Storeyinae)
 
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                                                    A
 
297b.    Body black or slightly metallic; at least thorax with some
distinct pits or wrinkles, often
            also head; scutellum without sublateral lines but often
with pitted frenal line (Fig.A);  fore
            wing disc flat, pubescent, without a tuft of scales;
(frons with median pitted groove)
            (Figs.B-C) ….…...................................Pteromalidae  (Spalangiinae) [also see fly-par.htm ]
 
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                                 A                                    B                                    C