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Recognizable from the Eremobatinse by the presence of well- developed stridulating-ridges on the inner surface 

 of the mandibles, by the presence of the flagellum and of teeth on the upper jaw of these appendages in 

 the male, by the convex procurvature of the anterior border of the carapace, and by the presence of only 

 three spines on the upperside of the tibia of the third leg. 



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a. Tarsus of second and third legs one-jointed ; of fourth three- or one-jointed. 



a'. Tarsus of fourth leg one-jointed . . 



b'. Tarsus of fourth leg three-jointed ............... 



t. Tarsus of second and third legs two-jointed j of fourth four-jointed . ... 























Hemiblossia. 



Ammotrecha. 



Dcesia. 



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Tarsi of second and third pairs of legs one-jointed, of fourth leg distinctly three-jointed, the second segment 

 short and annuliform, the entire tarsus of this leg slender, elongate, five or six times as long as high ; 

 femur of fourth leg expanded ; tibia of second and third pairs of legs without distinct row of spines on 

 the upperside. Upper jaw of mandible toothed in both sexes, armed with two large distal teeth, 

 preceded by a third large tooth, in front and behind which there is a small tooth ; upper edge of the 

 jaw crested. Flagellum membranous, elongate, articulated to the inner border of the upper jaw in 

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Type A. limbata, Luc. (sub Galeodes). 



Distribution. Southern States of North Ame 

 northern parts of South America. 





Central America, Antilles, and 





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a. Patella of palp armed beneath with a row of seven or eight short spines 



b. Patella of palp unarmed beneath. 



a\ Upperside of abdomen with scarcely a trace of median dorsal pale 



band ; flagellum of male with its upper and lower edge curled over 



and almost in contact ; sixth tooth of upper jaw in male much smaller 

 than fourth . . « . . 



b 1 . Upperside of abdomen with broad median yellow band ; upper and 



lower edges of flagehum widely separated; sixth tooth of upper jaw 

 in male as large as the fourth. 

 a 2 . Mandibles and head-plate yellow, a distinct clear yellow ring round 



the distal end of the patella of the fourth leg ..*.... 



peninsulana, Banks, 



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round the distal end of the patella of the fourth leg 



limbata, Lucas, 



stolli, Poc. 



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