222 EEDUVIIDiE. 



Subfamily V. STENOPODINiE. 



Stenopodina, St8,l, En. Hem. iv, p. 4 (1874). 



Ocelli present ; hemelytra each with a large areola occupying 

 the basal area and part of the interior areas and reaching the 

 membrane ; interior area of the membrane truncated at base and 

 shorter than exterior area ; anterior tibia3 generally ^^■ithout a 

 spongy furrow ; head straight and porrect. 



The .Stenopodiute are universally distributed and are classified 

 in some 27 genera ; of these 8 are included in this fauna. 



Synopsis of Genera. 



A. Apical spine to scutellum laterally produced, 

 neither erect nor suberect. 



a. First joint of rostrum longer than two apical [p. 222. 



joints together Pygolampis, 



b. First joint of rostrum not longer than two 



apical joints together. 



a. Anterior femora with two series of small 



spines beneath. [p. 224. 



a' . Pronotuni longer than broad Sasteapada, 



b' . Pronotum about as lon^ as broad Staccia, p. 220. 



b. Anterior femora with a single series of 



spines, or unarmed. 

 a' . Anterior femora iucrassated and spined [p. 227. 



beneath Oncocephalus, 



b' . Anterior femora not iucrassated, un- 

 armed. 

 (r. Iiostrum with first and second joints 



equal in length Caunus, p. 23.3. 



b-. Iiostrum with tirst joint about as long 



as two apical joints together Diaditus, p. 220. 



V>. Apical spine to scutellum erect or suberect. 



a. i"vostrum with first joint not or very little 



longer than second ; anterior lobe of prono- 

 tum spined on each side ; apex of fifth dorsal [p. 234. 

 abdominal segment truncate Canthksancijs, 



b. nostrum with tirst joint longer than second; 



anterior lobe of pronotum not spined on each 

 side ; apex of fifth dorsal abdominal seg- 

 ment spinously produced Thodelmus, p. 235. 



Genus PYGOLAMPIS. 



Pygolampis, Genu. Faun. Ins. Eur. p. 8 (1817) ; Bttrm. Handb. W, 

 p. 243 (1885) ; Amrj. S,- Serv. Hem. p. 391 (1843'. ; Fieb. Eur. Hem. 

 pp.41 & 150 (1861); Stal, En. Hem. iv, p. 84 (1874); Sauncl 

 Hem. Het. Brit. Islds. p. ItiO (1892). 



Ochetopus, Halm, Wanz. Ins. i, p. 176 (1831). 



Stenopoda, Brulle.i Hist. Nat. Ins., Hem. p. 324 (1835). 



Type, P. bidcntata, Goeze, a Paltearctic species. 



Distrihutmi. Generally but sparingly distributed. 



Elongate ; head as long or nearly as long as the pronotum, 



