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Subfamily IX. APHANIN^. 



The distinguishing character of this, the largest subfamily of 

 the Lygseidae, is to be found iu the character of the third central 

 incisure, which does not reach the abdominal lateral margins, near 

 which it is recurved. 



The Aphaninae comprise a large number of genera, which fall 

 into fairly well-marked divisions. They ai*e distributed iu all 

 parts of the world, and many more remain to be discovered when 

 the smaller insects are more thoroughly searched for in the tropics. 



Division CLERADARIA. 



Cleradaria, Stal, En. Hem. iv, p. 143 (1874). 



First and second joints of the rostrum taken together about 

 equal in length to the head, third joint much the shortest ; ocelli 

 situate wide apart. 



tSynopsis of Genera. 



A. Head louger than j)ronotum and not nearly 



immersed to eyes ; tirst joint of antennae 



passing apex of head Cleeada, p. 45. 



B. Head not so long as pronotum, nearly immersed 



to eyes ; first joint of antennae only reaching 



apex of head EDrLiCA, p. 46. 



Genus CLERADA. 



Clerada, Sign, in Maillard, Notes sur file de la Reunion, Ins. p. 28 

 (1862) ; St&l, Hem. Afr. ii, pp. 152 & 155 (1865) ; id En. Hem. 

 iv, p. 143 (1874). 



Type, C. cqncicornis, Sign. 



JDistribution. Widely distributed ; already recorded from tlie 

 Oriental, Neotropical, and Australasian Regions ; also found ia 

 the Mascarene Islands. 



Body narrowly ovate, depressed ; head porrect, a little longer 

 than the pronotum, not nearly immersed to the eyes ; rostrum 

 ^extending to the intermediate coxa3, first and second joints 

 together equal in length to head ; antennae with the first joint 

 shorter than the head, but passing its apex ; pronotum transverse, 

 trapezoidal, narrowed anteriorly, its lateral margins acute, reflexed, 

 medially sinuate ; scutellum triangular; corium.mueh louger than 

 the membrane, its costal margin moderately convex ; femora 

 unarmed. 



760. Clerada apicicornis, Si(/n. in Maillard, Notes sur rile de la 

 Reunion, Ins. p. 28, pi. xx, f. 8 (1862) ; Stdl, Hem. Afr. ii, 

 p. 155 (1865) ; Dist. A. 31. N. H. (7) viii, p. 476 (1901). 

 Gastrodes termiualis, Walk. Cat. Het. \, p. 122 (1872). 



Dark brownish-ochraceous ; margins of the pronotum, lateral 



