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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                           A                                                  B                                          C                                             D

 

 

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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