SUPERFAMILY. — TINGIDOIDE^. 



445 



abruptly contracted behind eyes, the latter not contiguous with prono- 

 tum. Joint 1 of antennae reaching apical third of cheeks, 2 and 3 sub- 

 equal, each about twice as long as 1, 4 

 slightly fusiform, pubescent, almost as long 

 as 3. Pronotum with a rather wide, shal- 

 low submedian transverse impression; sides 

 flattened, feebly concave near middle, hind 

 lobe finely thickly punctate. Scutellum sub- 

 equilateral, disk slightly concave, sparsely 

 punctate and with a vague median carina. 

 Elytra subhyaline, distinctly punctats, mar- 

 gins rather widely flattened. Length, 2 — 2.5 

 mm. (Fig. 95). 



Miami Beach, Fla., May 12 ; from 

 young leaves of royal palm 35 feet 

 above the ground (R. Hart). Santiago 

 de las Vegas, Cuba, May (Barber). Re- 

 corded by Moznette (1921, 11) from 

 Cocoanut Grove, Fla., where it was 

 causing much damage to the expand- 

 ing leaflets of the royal palm, Oreodoxa 

 regia H. B. K. 



Pig. 95, X 28. 

 (After Barber). 



Superfamily TINGIDOIDE^E Reuter, 1921b, 27. 



This superfamily comprises those members of Reuter's 

 Series Anonychia which are principally characterized by hav- 

 ing the upper surface of the body, especially the elytra, more or 

 less finely reticulate or lace-like. They also agree in having the 

 bucculse elevated to form a sulcus for the reception of the beak ; 

 antennae 4-jointed, joint 2 short, 3 longest, 4 fusiform with 

 apex sometimes attenuate ; pronotum usually more or less pro- 

 longed backward to cover the scutellum ; elytra always devoid 

 of a cuneus and with membrane usually ill-defined ; hind coxae 

 rotatory ; tarsal claws with arolia. To the superfamily belong 

 only two families. 



KEY TO FAMILIES OF TIXGIDOIDE^E. 



a. Ocelli present; cheeks longer than tylus; pronotum not prolonged 

 behind to cover the scutellum; membrane well defined, not reticu- 

 late. Mainly terrestrial ; phytophagous. 



Family XIV. Piesmid^e, p. 447. 

 aa. Ocelli absent; cheeks not longer than tylus; pronotum more or less 

 prolonged backward, covering the scutellum; membrane reticu- 

 late, feebly differentiated. Terrestrial, thamnophilous or arboreal; 

 phytophagous. Family XV. Tingidid^, p. 448. 



