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head and position of the eyes, it belongs to a new species; but because 

 both of the taxonomically important antennae are missing, I prefer 

 not to describe it. 



Subfamily Aneurinae Douglas and Scott, 1865 



Aneurinae contains only two genera: Aneurus Curtis, 1825, with a 

 worldwide distribution, and Aneuraptera Usinger and Matsuda, 1959, 

 with a single micropterous species from New Zealand. From the 

 Western Hemisphere twenty species have been recorded. Two more 

 are described herewith: one from Texas, the other from Guadeloupe. 



Genus Aneurus Curtis 



Aneiirvs Curtis, 1825, British Ent., vol. 2, pi. 86. 



Aneurus pygmaeus, new species 



Figures 5-7 



Male. — Elongate ovate, slightly widening backAvard. Head flat, 

 almost as long as width across eyes (cf, 11:12; 9,12:13). Anterior 

 process conical, rounded anteriorly, slightly produced over tip of 

 antennal segment I. Antenniferous tubercles small, acute. Eyes 

 moderately convex. Postocular tubercles blunt, slightly produced 

 over outer border of eyes. Vertex with two (1 + 1) small, ovate 

 callosities; surface finely, transversely rugose behind them. Antennae 

 slender; first two segments obovate, last two cylindrical; proportions 

 of segments cf, 4:3:4:8; 9, 4:3.5:4.5:9. 



Pronotum trapezoidal, shorter than width across humeri (cf, 

 10:22.5; 9, 10:25). Collar very fine, slightly sinuate in front; antero- 

 lateral angles rounded, slightly produced forward beyond collar; 

 lateral borders of the forelobe straight, convergent; lateral borders of 

 the hindlobe convex, rounded; both very finely crenulate; hindborder 

 widely sinuate medially, convex at hind angles. Foredisc with two 

 (1 + 1) round, callosities; hinddisc finely striated. 



Scutellum semicircular, shorter than width at the base (cf , 9.5:14.5; 

 9, 10:15); base slightly raised; disc concentrically striated. 



Hemelytra long, reaching foreborder of tergum VH (cf), or almost 

 to hindborder of tergum VII (9). Corium reaching two-fifths of 

 length of scutellum; membrane large, finely WTinkled. Hindwings 

 reduced, reaching only to hindborder of tergum III. 



Abdomen ovate, much longer than width across segment IV (cT, 

 43:32.5; 9, 48:33). Exterior borders slightly convex, moreso 

 posteriorly; postero-exterior angles not protruding. Connexiva very 

 finely granulate at exterior borders. Each connexival segment from 

 III to VI with two ovate, calloused spots; connexival segment VII 





