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CATALOGUE OF 



§ Ante-ocular part of ihehead move than twice or 



nearly thrice longer th;\n the post-ocular. 



First joint of the rostrum a little shorter 



than the third and fourth joints together, 



somewhat shorter than the ante-ocular part 



of the head. Eyes slightly transverse. 

 §§ Ante-ocular part of the head hardly or about 



twice longer than the post-ocular. Ocelli 



more remote from each other than from the 



eyes. - Sastrapada. 



§§§ Ante-ocular part of the head more than twice 



longer than the post-ocular. Ocelli equally 



apart from each other and from the eyes. - Stenopoda. 



§§§§ Ante-ocular part of the head somewhat longer 



than the post-ocular. First joint of the 



rostrum somewhat longer than the ante- 

 ocular part, but not extending behind the 



eyes. First and second joints of the antenna? 



about equal in length to the third and fourth 



together. Eyes almost round. - - Pnohirmus 



\l Antennae short; first joint shorter than the ante- 

 ocular part of the head. Head cylindrical 



or almost cylindrical. Legs rather short; 



hind femora not reaching the tip of the 



abdomen. 

 § Body and legs not granulated nor spiny, only 



the trochanters and femora of the fore legs 



with little spines beneath. Body somewhat 



elongated. Head and prothorax almost 



equally long. Head cylindrical, uuarmed 



beneath, with no spine at the base of the 



rostrum ; ante-ocular part almost thrice 



longer than the post-ocular, the latter a little 



thicker than the former. Eyes of moderate 



size, somewhat transverse, hardly sinuated 



behind. Antennae short, inserted near the 



tip of the head ; first joint short, hardly 



longer than the third part of the head. First 



and second joints of the rostrum almost 



equally long, the latter somewhat shorter 



than the ante-ocular part of the head. Pro- 

 thorax as long as broad, sinuously narrowed 



in front, obtusely and very slightly straight- 

 ened in the middle; hind lobe hexagonal ; 



side angles rounded at the tips. Fore wings 



extending to the tip of the abdomen. Mem- 

 brane at the tip ending in a rather indistinct 



angle. Abdomen slightly widened beyond 



the middle; hind borders obtusely prominent 



beneath ; sides of the segments obtusely 



prominent on each side. Legs moderately 



stout; fore femora somewhat thickened. - Rhyparoclopics. 



