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horizontal, very mucli deflected or vertical in front ; sometimes 

 pointed ; Crown convex, or almost flat ; Clypeus convex, rarely 

 prominent, and rounded at the apex. Antennce shorter than the 

 body ; first and second joints generally incrassated, especially the 

 second, vrhich is sometimes fusiform at the apex, rarely entirely 

 fusiform, and flattened on the sides ; third and fourth fusiform. Eyes 

 large, sometimes very large and prominent. Bostrum reaching to 

 the second or third, or heyond the third, pair of cox(e. Fronotum 

 longish or short-trapeziform, sometimes with a collar in front, 

 generally with two callosities behind the latter. JElytra (sometimes 

 with cuneus and memlrane wanting) ; Corium very convex ; when 

 the elytra are developed, less convex. Legs sometimes saltatorial ; 

 Thighs, third pair frequently stout, flattened on the sides. Gren. 1, 

 Neocoris ; 2, Agalliastes ; 3, Orthocephaliis ; 4, Heterocorclylus ; 5, 

 Atractotomus ; 6, Heterotoma ; 7, JRhopalotoinus ; 8, Capsus ; 9, Foly- 

 merus. 



Family 14.— LYGIDJE. 



Elongate or short-oval. Head generally vertical in front ; Croivn 

 convex or flattish convex ; Clypeus convex. Anfennce of variable length, 

 sometimes as long as or only half the length of the body ; second joint 

 two and a half to three and a half times as long as the first, generally 

 gradually thickened to the apex ; third and fourth filiform, together 

 shorter or longer than the second. Eyes large and prominent. JRos- 

 trimi rarely free ; of variable length, reaching to the end of the meso- 

 sternum, or third pair of coxce, Pronotum trapeziform, rarely ob- 

 scurely hexagonal, with a collar and two callosities in front; the 

 anterior margin generally constricted. Elytra sometimes with the 

 membrane abbreviated ; Corium convex ; when developed, less convex. 

 Gen. 1, Charagochilus ; 2, Camptohrochys ; S, Liocoris ; ^, Orthojjs ; 

 ^, Lygus; 6, Poeciloscytus. 



Family 15.— HARPOCERIDtE. 



$ Elongate, somewhat parallel ; 9 broad, slightly oval. Head 

 vertical in front ; Crown convex ; Clypeus convex. AntenncB shorter 

 than the body ; second joint, in the $ , half as long as the third, 

 on the under side, at the apex, produced into a flattish, trian- 

 gular lobe ; in the 9 not produced into a lobe at the apex ; third 

 straight in the i, curved in tlie ?. Eyes large and prominent; 



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