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CATALOGUE OF 



a. No ocelli. Hind part of the prothorax slightly 



and transversely impressed, hind angles some- 

 what prominent. Fore femora very thick; 

 fore tibiae not incrassaled at the tips, longer 

 than the femora. - ' - - - Pachynomus. 



b. Ocelli distinct. Prothorax slightly straightened 



in the middle, slightly truncated on the hind 

 border. Fore femora moderately thick; fore 

 tibiae incrassated towards the tips, shorter than 

 the femora. 



* Rostrum not extending behind the prostethinm. - Prostemma. 

 ** Rostrum extending behind the prostethium. 



f Rostrum extending nearly to the tip of the 

 prostethium. Fore femora not eularged, tooth- 

 like. _----- Pagasa. 



If Rostrum extending to the tip of the prostethium. 



Fore femora widened, tooth-like beneath. - Allceouhynchus. 



B. Head not hidden as far as the eyes. Ocelli remote 

 from the eyes and placed a little behind them. 

 Fore femora not or slightly incrassated. 



a. Ocelli remote from each other. 



* Fore femora and fore tibiae equally long. - Nabis. 

 ** Fore tibiae shorter than the fore femora. - - Gokpis. 



b. Ocelli very near each other. ... Arbela. 



2. REDUVIDA. 



Subfamilies. 



A. Fore coxae short, never more than twice or thrice 



as long as thick, 

 a. Rostrum with no spines. 



* Claws dentate at the base or more or less 



distinctly appendiculate. (Amphibolus 



excepted) - - - - - 



** Claws simple, rarely dentate or appendiculate, 



the tarsi in that case heteromerous. 



f Third joint of the antenna? inserted in the tip 



of the second. 

 X Fore tarsi one-jointed. 

 XI Fore tarsi two-jointed. - 



+{+ Fore tarsi three-jointed. 

 § Fore tibiae above with an apical furrow for the 

 reception of the tarsi. - - - 



§§ Fore tibiae with no such furrow. 

 X Fore wings with a discal areolet. 

 X X Fore wings with no discal areolet. 



o Scutellum armed at the tip with two, three or 

 more points. - 



oo Scutellum triangular, generally very sharp at 

 the tip or forming a spine, rarely rounded. 



1. Reduviida. 



. ectinodeuida. 

 2. Salyavatida. 



4. Apiomeriba. 

 5. Stenopodida. 



6. ectbichodiida. 



