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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