94 PYRRHOCORTDiE. 



Family PYRRHOCORID^. 



The P_vrrhocoridse, by some writers included in the Lygaeidoe, 

 can be at once distinguished from that family by the absence of 

 ocelli. They are also, as a rule, much larger and more robust 

 insects, while the stractnre of the head renders them easy to 

 identify. They are generally of bright colours, red and black 

 being the predominant tints. 



The Pyrrhocoi'idae are a much smaller family than the Lygfeidae, 

 and from their larger size and conspicuous appearance are much 

 better known to entomologists, consequently we may presume 

 that our knowledge of them is already of a very I'epresentative 

 character. 



Stal (Hem. Afr. iii, p. 1, 1865) has divided the Pyrrhocoridse 

 into two subfamilies. 



Sijno2^sis of Subfamilies. 



A. Sixth ventral segment in the female always 



cleft at base Largince. 



B. Sixth ventral segment in both sexes entire . Pyrrliocorhue. 



Subfamily I. LARGIN^. 



A small subfamily which finds its headquarters in the Neo- 

 tropical Eegion ; the genera found in the Old World are not 

 numerous, and they are best represented in the Oriental Region ; 

 the Ethiopian representatives are very few. 



Synopsis of Genera. 



A. Antennte very louo' in male, first joint about 



twice as long as head and pi'onotum to- 

 gether LOHITA, p. 94. 



B. Antennae normal in both sexes, first joint 



longer than head, but shorter than head 

 and pronotum together. 



a. Pronotum with anterior disk convex, the 



convexity not reaching anterior margin ; 



lateral margins strongly reflexed Iphita, p. 96. 



b. Pronotum with anterior convex area 



reaching anterior margin ; lateral margins 



not strongly reflexed Physopelta, p. 97. 



Genus LOHITA. 



Lohita, Annj. S, Serv. Hem. p. 266 (1843) ; Stdl, En. Hem. i, p. 91 



(1870). 

 Macroceroea, Spin. Es. Hem. p. 177 (1840); Kirk. ^- Edw. Wien. 



ent. Zeit. xxi, p. 165 (1902). 



Type, L. grandis, Gray. 



