123a (119b).    Pronotum extends to tegula; antennae not geniculate (= elbow-shaped) ; body

                       often compressed................................................................... (Hymenoptera)  (Cynipoidea).....124

 

 

123b.    Pronotum does not reach tegula; prepectus (= area along anterior ventral margin of

              mesepisternum outlined by a suture) present; antennae geniculate, with one or more

proximal segments of flagellum often reduced to ring-like segments; abdominal segment

 behind propodeum always in form of a petiole, although not always clear.........................

...................................................................................(Hymenoptera)  (Chalcidoidea)……................ 248