ASOPIN.E. 243 



lihuplurjastcr patulus, Walk. Cat. Het. ii, p. 366 (1867). 



The type of this species — recorded from North Hindostan — is 

 110 longer to be found. Without the type, Walker's species may 

 'be reerarded as non-existent. 



Subfamily VI. ASOPIN^. 



Antennae of five joints, basal joint very short, not passing the 

 ■apex of the head ; rostrum long, passing or reaching the interme- 

 diate coxae, very robust, basal joint incrassated, inserted at labrum ; 

 anterior tibiae usually with a small spine on the inner surface, 

 frequently obscure and sometimes obsolete. 



The Asopinte are most poorly represented in the jVearctic and 

 Pala3arct-ic Eegions, they ai^e fairly numerous in the Ethiopian and 

 •Oriental Eegions, but they attain their maximum in specific repre- 

 sentation and their richest colouring in the jVeotropical Region. 



Little is recorded as to their habits, but one species (Canfhecoaa 

 fiircellata) is predatory on other insects, as is detailed under the 

 description of that species. 



iSi/nopsis of Genera. 



A. Anterior femora with a prominent spine. 



a. Abdomen with a short basal sin<>le s]>ine. 

 a. Anterior tibite strongly dilated. 



«\ Lateral pronotal margins neither creu- 

 ulate nor dentate. 

 a-. Scutelliim longer than broad. 



a^. Head as long as pronotum Cecykina, p. 244. 



d^. Head short, not nearly so long as 

 pronotum ; intermediate and 

 posterior femora spiued before 



apex Cazira, p. 245. 



h'. Scutellum short, as broad as long ; 

 intermediate and posterior femora 



unarmed Blachia, p. 247. 



/j. Anterior tibiaj moderately or obsoletely 

 dilated. 

 J'. Lateral pronotal margins creuulate or 



dentate Canthecona, p. 248. 



c. Anterior tibim not dilated. 



b. Abdomen with a short bitid spine at base. . Glypsus, ]). 2.51. 



c. Abdomen practically unarmed at base .... Picromerus, p. 251. 



B. Anterior femora unarmed. 



a. Lateral pronotal angles more or less produced. 



a. Head long, much longer than broad .... Audinetia, p. 252. 

 0. Head about as long as broad . Podisus, p. 25.3. 



b. Lateral pronotal angles rounded, not pro- 



duced. 

 a'. Second joint of antennte more than 



twice as long as third Asopus, p. 254. 



b'. Second joint of anteuufe very little 



longer than third Zicrona, p. 255, 



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