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CATALOGUE OF. 



++++ Claws of the tarsi long, sleuder, with no tooth 

 at the base. - 



oo Thorax tumid. - 



XX Head quadrate or cylindrical. Varicepsi. 

 o Head short, truncate in front. Brevicepsi. 

 oo Head long, cylindrical. Cylindiicepsi. 

 -+ Body broad, oval. Antennae inserted before the 

 tip of the head; first joint not extending 

 beyond the tip. Legs rather short and 

 stout. - , 



-+-+■ Body elongated. Antennae inserted at the tip 

 of the head; first joint extending beyond 

 the tip. Legs long, slender, 

 ft Fore coxee very long. Longicoxae. 

 ** Head twice the length of the prothorax. 



Stagnigradi. - 



b. Head with no distinct neck behind the eyes. 



Oculata. 

 * Rostrum thick, not extending beyond the fore 

 coxae. ------ 



** Rostrum slender, extending beyond the fore 



coxae. - 

 B. Antennae very short. Brevicornia. 



10. HoLOTBICHIDiE. 

 11. SACCODERIDiE. 



12. SpH^RIDOPIDiE. 



- 13. CoNOHHINIDiE. 



14. sten0p0did.&. 

 15. Emesid^:. 



16. hydr0metid.e. 



17. LEPTOPID.E. 

 18. SALDID.E. 



19. Pelogonidje. 



Fam. 1. HOLOPTILIDA. 



Holoptilidae, Serv. Hist. Hem. 318. 



A. Two very distinct ocelli. Hind tibiae with a tuft. 



a. Ocelli very near the eyes. Prothorax with no keel. 



b. Ocelli not nearer to the eyes than to each other. 



Prothorax with two keels. - 



B. No distinct ocelli. Hind tibiae with no tuft. 



1. Maotys. 



2. Ptilocnemis. 

 3. holoptilus. 



Fam. 2. PIRATIDiE. 



Piratidae, Serv. Hem. 321. 



A. Rostrum not extending beyond the fore coxa?. 

 Membrane of the fore wings with discoidal 

 areolets. 

 a. Fore lobe of the prothorax with a longitudinal 



furrow. 

 * Ocelli distinct. 



f Four anterior femora with long and stout spines 

 beneath. - 

 f f Four anterior femora with no long and stout spines 

 beneath. 

 I Prothorax rugose. - - - 



+| Prothorax smooth, shining. 

 § Fore hall of the prothorax with one longitudinal 

 furrow. - 



1. Lestomerus. 



2. Catamiarus. 

 3. Pirates. 



