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PREDACIOUS AND PARASITIC 



8. — Eyes prominent, projecting considerably 

 beyond the lateral margins of the 

 pronotum 

 9. — Elongate, depressed, glabrous above, or 

 nearly so 



10. — Elongate, not depressed, clothed with 

 erect hairs 



II. — First and second joints of posterior 

 tarsi, sub-equal ... 



1 2. — Head not channelled nor transversely 

 impressed 



13. — Pronotum, with the anterior margin 

 raised and rounded, or constricted into 

 a short collar-like neck, or much con- 

 stricted in front and widened behind, 

 with the sides sinuate, and the poste- 

 rior margin largely emarginate 



14. — Pronotum, with the lateral margins acute 

 in front, anterior margin not callose... 



15. — Eyes very prominent, species parallel 

 sided, black and yellow, or red 



16. — Eyes not very prominent, species oblong 

 ovate, ochreous with brown stripes ... 



17. — Pronotum with the lateral margins not 

 acute in front, or with the anterior 

 margin callose ... 



18. — Pronotum gradually raised and rounded 

 from the narrow anterior collar to the 

 base, its sides rounded or straight, 

 rarely sinuate, base not largely emargi- 

 nate ... 



19. — Membrane with two cells 



20. — Large or medium-sized species ; neck 

 more or less swollen, head not divided 

 from it even at the sides by a carina 

 or raised line 



21. — Rostrum produced beyond the posterior 

 coxae ... 



Teratocoris ( Fi e b . ) . 



Leptoptenia (Fieb.). 



Pantilus (Curtis). 



Lopus (Hahn). 

 Miridius (Fieb.). 



