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c ■^, Eyes trigonal, scarcely pointed above ; hind femora 

 linear, in the 9 but little longer than the pronotura ; 

 tegmina and wings fully developed in the ^ , abbreviate in 

 the 9 ; cerci short, scarcel}^ or not surpassing the infrageuital 

 plate. ..... J^itaneutria Saussure. 



h -. Pronotiim much longer than fore coxae ; eyes rotundate ; 

 hind femora with no apical spine, 

 c^. Antennae filiform. 



d^. Broadest portion of pronotum far in advance of the 

 middle, the sides in front distinctly tapering; outer margin 

 of fore femora armed with main spines only. 



e^. Body of ^ very elongate; anal membrane of 



tegmina violet. . . I^hasmomcmtis Saussure. 



e^. Body of ^ moderately elongate; anal membrane of 



tegmina light colored. 



/'^. Anal and axillary veins of tegmina independent 



and simple throughout. . . CaUimantis Stal. 



f^. Anal and axillary veins of tegmina apically 



confluent. . . . Stagmomantls Saussure. 



d'^. Broadest portion of pronotum hardly in advance of 

 the middle, the sides in front parallel or subparallel ; outer 

 margin of fore femora armed with numerous distinct spin- 

 ules between the main spines. . Gonatista Saussure. 



c^. Antennae incrassate beyond the base and thereafter 

 tapering. ..... Brunneria Saussure. 



A ^. Inner margin of upper surface of fore coxae abruptly and 

 considerably dilated at apex. 



h^. Fore tibiae longer than their apical claw. 



c ^. Fore and hind sections of pronotum subequal in length. 



Oligonyx Saussure. 

 c^. Hind section of pronotum twice as long as fore section. 



Bactromantis Scudder. 

 h". Fore tibiae no longer than their apical claw. 



Thesprotia Stal. 

 Of these ten genera hardly one contains more than one or two 

 species and all are southern in their range. Litaneutria, how- 

 ever, found only in the west, has three or four species ; the other 



