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known Ni-i-tli Aiiii'i'icjm species is sc;i1 lered tlu'dlliili many vnluiiie.s 

 and the more important papers will he mentioned under flie i-espec- 

 tive tribal headiiitis. 



The family is divided into elevon SHhramilies, nine of whicli ai'e 

 hiown to he fepresentecl in the State, wliile the (ithei- two may he. 



KEY TO SUIU'AMII.niS 01-' S TAl'l I Yl.l .NID.i;:. 



II. .\iiteiiii;e 11- (rarely 10-1 .joinled. without :il>iu|il <'liih mikI mil I'eccived 

 in ra\ ilii's <>n the uiith^r side of thorax. 

 /i. AiiU'iuiie inserted uikih llie Trent between tiie eyes, and l)ehind llieii' 

 front margin. 

 e. Front coxte large, conical: hind coxie transverse, contiguous; fourth 

 joint of maxiUary palpi distinct; antenna^ not at all clavate; 

 thoracic spiracles visible. Subfamily I. ALEocnARiNiE, p. S'Sd 

 CO. Front coxte small; hind coxie small, conical, widely separated; 

 fourth .i«iint of maxillary palpi obsolete: antenme slender, the 

 last tiiree joints suddenly larger; eyes large and prominent. 



Subfamily ITI. Stenin/I-:, p. 4n(». 

 hli. Antenn:e not inserted upen \\\r freiil l)etween the eyes; hind coxa' 

 contiguous. 

 <l. Antennte inserted al liie fnml margin ef the front of the head. Hli- 

 form or gradually tliickened: fcurth joint of maxillary palpi dis- 

 tinct. Subfamily II. Stapiiylinin^:. p. :!»>7. 

 (Id. Antenna' inserted at the sides of the front of the head. 



.'. Front coxie conical, la-dinineiit, rarely (Tribe Protciiiiiii) trans- 

 verse. 

 f. Hind coxa:' conical. 

 (/. Tarsi o-jointed, very rarely the middle and hind ones 4- 

 joiuted ; front coxa? long, strongly projecting from the pro- 

 sternum; eyes not prominent; antennte inserte<l under a 

 more or less prominent frontal ridge. 



Subfamily IV. P^derin^, p. 414. 

 fUl. Tarsi 4-jointed : front coxa^ short; first joint of maxillary 

 palpi at least one-half as Icmg as second. 



Subfamily VII. El'.t:sthetin.e. i). 4r»S. 

 //. Hind coxa? transverse or triangular. 



/(. Seventh ventral segment retractile and hidden. 



/. Head inclined, narrower than tliorax and more or less in- 

 serted in the latter; body convex, conical and pointed 

 behind; thoracic spiracles visible; epipleura distinctly 

 limited by a carina. 



Subfamily V. Taciiypoiun.e. p. 441. 



a. Head directed forward: body slender, depressed; epipleura 



ill detined. n.it linuted by a carina; thoracic spiracles 



hidden. Subfamily VI. PhlceochariN/E, p. 457. 



hh. Seventh ventral segment exiiosed; ;uitenn:ie inserted uiuler 



the widened margins of the front of head. 



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