HEMIPTEIU HETEROPTERA. 7/ 



§§ Head, prothorax and legs granulated or spiny. 



Ante-ocular part of the head somewhat or 



hardly twice longer than the post-ocular 



part. 

 X Body wholly and thickly granulated ; the graius 



highest and somewhat acute in the legs. 



Head rather thick, a little shorter than the 



prolhorax ; ante-ocular part somewhat longer 



and more slender than the post-ocular, the 



former with some obtuse little spines ou 



each side beneath, the latter with live or six 



distinct spines on each side beneath, the 



hinder spines longest. Eyes almost trans- 

 verse. First and third joints of the rostrum 



about equal in length ; second almost longer 



than the first; first hardly shorter than the 



ante-ocular part of the head. Prothorax 



almost broader than long, sinuously nar- 

 rowed in front, not straightened ; fore angles 



with no tubercles or spines; lateral angles 



hardly prominent, rounded at the tips. 



Scutellum hardly longer than broad, not 



elongated. Abdomen on each side some- 

 what widened and rounded, broader than 



the fore wings, broadest in the middle; border 



entire. Fore femora somewhat thickened, 



with little spines beneath. - - - Podormus. 



X X Head above and on each side behind the eyes 



beneath, prothorax and legs spiny. Head 



somewhat slender, almost longer than the 



prothorax; ante-ocular part about twice 



longer than the post-ocular part, the former 



at the base, the latter in front, somewhat 



raised, the latter tapering hindward. Eyes 



very prominent, almost round. Rostrum 



somewhat slender; first joint with little 



spines. Prothorax almost equally long and 



broad, not straightened, sinuously narrowed 



in front, with a rather stout spine on each 



side before the middle, and with two little 



spines more in front; sides spiny; hind part 



tuberculated ; lateral angles acutely pro- 

 minent. Scutellum a little longer than 



broad, elongated not acutely at the tip, 



having there a much elevated tubercle. 



Abdomen somewhat rounded and widened 



on each side, broader than the fore wings, 



broadest in the middle; segments on the 



border near the lip widened into an acute 



dentiform lobe. Fore femora very slightly 



thickened. .... Nitornus. 



