Genus Coelinius Nees, 1819

Diagnosis. Fore wing vein r-m absent; mandible with at least four teeth (a fifth tooth also present in some species, between main teeth two and three); metapleuron with setae semi-erect and directed towards the posterior portion of body; eyes nearly bare, setae, when visible, sparse and usually shorter than the width of a facet of compound eye; female with metasoma compressed laterally.