278a (277b).    Body typically elongated (1-2 cm.); head with ridged, raised areas (crests)

 between eye and scrobal basin; pronotum in dorsal view about 2X as long as broad, also

 petiole, legs and wings unusually long and slender (Fig.A); ovipositor protrudes, long;

 antennae with 13 segments without ring segments; very rare in NorthAmerica).

...................................................................................... Pteromalidae  (Leptofoeninae)....[ also see 294]

 

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278b.    Body less elongated (usually less than 1 cm.); head without ridged, raised area between

 eye and scrobal basin (Fig.A) (commonly collected in North America)...................................... 279

 

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