Symphyta
slightly clubbed antennae
fly-like with few antennal segments
Symphyta
fly-like with many pectinate or serrate antennal segments
Symphyta
cenchri present
antennae filiform
last abdominal segment with "horn"
thorax longer than wide
pronotum U-shaped
petiole high above hind coxae
abdomen bulbous
petiole high above hind coxae
pronotum neck-like and long
many antennal segments
costal vein present basally
1 m-cu cell
many antennal segments
costal vein present basally
2 m-cu cells
hind wing extremely thin
no wing venation
3 segmented tarsi
extremely minute
4 segmented tarsi
axillae anterad tegula
axillae nearly contiguous
often metallic
meta tibia with 2 apical spurs
meta coxae large and elongate
often metallic
propodeum wrinkly
tarsi 5 segmented, 4th smaller than rest
mesopleuron with medial groove for femur
Evaniidae-like
punctate
metastoma triangular
stout-bodied
quadrate pronotum
metastoma rounded
mesostoma punctate
hind femur greatly enlarged
venation greatly reduced
without pterostigma
venation greatly reduced
second metasomal segment enlarged
extremely thin, elongate abdomen
reduced wing venation
large pterostigma
narrow marginal cell
antennae in shelf-like prominence on face
wing venation greatly reduced
metasoma with thin lateral tergites
antennae usually 12 segmented
wing venation greatly reduced
antennae 10 segmented
antennal base far down on face
rounded lobe not touching tegula
densely punctate
boxy propodeum
rounded lobe not touching tegula
toothed claws
petiole sternum and tergum
rounded lobe not reaching tegula
petiole sternum only
rounded lobe not reaching tegula
transverse labrum
mesepisternum with anterior oblique sulcus
arched segment in M vein
meta jugum as long as or longer than submedial cell
two submarginal cells
stocky-bodied
scopa on abdomen ventrally
three (usually) submarginal cells
scopa on meta legs
2 separate lobes on mesosternum
metasomal apex with upturned spine
abdomen with felt line
black wasps
mesopleuron with transverse suture
meso wings with wrinkles
meta coxae greatly separated
U-shaped pronotum
discoidal cell often longer than submedial cell
petiole with 1-2 nodes
halteres adjacent in appearance but not in location entirely or functionally
used to hold wings when at rest
present in?