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Thorax short, scutellar furrows almost straight 



*Genus Ormocerus Walker. 



Collar sepaialed; parapsides not convex; petiole short 



*Genus Toxeuma Walker. 

 Mesoscutar parapsides not plainly separated; antenna- with a long scape. 



Marginal and postmarginal veins long; $ trophi abnormal 



*Genus Halticoptera Spinola. 



Marginal and submarginal veins not long; rj" tropin normal 



*Genus Dicyclus Walker. 

 Tribe CLEONYMIDES. 

 Eyes hairy; labrum conspicuous; mandibles rather weak; ring joints of the antenna- 

 large. 



Body metallic *Genus Cleonymus Latreille, 



Body scarcely metallic; abdomen sub-rotund; antenna: clavate 



*Genus Micradelus Walkei . 

 Eyes smooth; labium hidden; mandibles strong; the left 3- and the right 4-dentate. 

 Scutellar frenum with transverse impressions; head with rounded, convex cheeks... 



*Genus Trigonoderus Westwood. 

 Not so; head triangular, narrow anteriorly. 



Abdomen sessile *Genus Platygerrhus Thomson. 



1 Abdomen with a distinct petiole *Genus Photismus Thomson. 



Tribe COLOTRECHNIDES. 



This tribe consists of the single genus *Colotrechnns which is suffi- 

 ciently described in the Synopsis of Tribes for synoptical purposes. 



Tribe CHIROPACHIDES. 

 Posterior tibiae armed with two spurs; wings banded; marginal vein not thickened. 

 Anterior femora exciso-dentate; posterior tibial spurs arcuate; wings with two 



transverse bands Genus Chiropachys Westwood. 



Anterior femora simple; wings with but one band; stigmal club large, horizontal... 



*Genus Acrocormus Eoerster. 

 Posterior tibia- with one spur. 



Marginal veins of fore wings thickened. 



Antenna with the ring-joints large, not transverse; anterior coxa; subcylindrical : 



stigmal club obsolete *Genus Pandelus Foerster. 



Antenna- with transverse ring-joints; cyaneous. 



Stigmal and postmarginal veins short Genus Metacolus Foerster. 



Stigmal vein longer than marginal; 9 with antenna] club stylate at apex 



*Genus Raphitelus Walker. 

 Marginal vein of fore-wings not thickened. 



Stigmal club very large: anterior border of pronotum sharp 



*Genus Dinotus Foerster. 

 Stigmal club small or moderately so; anterior margin of pronotum rounded. . . . 



(anus Rhopalicus Foerster. 

 Tribe CARATOMIDES. 

 Consists of the single genus Caratomus Dalman, a very strange form 

 which can be readily recognized from the characters given in the tribal 

 synopsis. 



