Very little is known of the life history of members of 

 this subfamily, but they are all vine, shrub and tree-loving 

 forms and occur usually in thick deciduous woods. 



Key to Southern genera. 



Head not strongly produced in front; frons as broad as long or 



longer, Ormenis Stal 



Head more or less strongly produced in front; elytra broad, 



held nearly horizontal, Flatoides Guer. 



Elytra narrow, three or four times as long as broad, strongly 

 narrowed to subacute apex, the axillary protuberance or 

 hump prominent, Cyarda Stal 



THE GENUS ORMENIS STAL 



There are five members of this genus that have been 

 recorded from the Southern States. Of these O. proximo, 

 and rufifascia are known only from Florida. Van Duzee 

 states that he found rufifascia not uncommon at Ft. Myers 

 and Estero, Fla., but proxima has not been taken since it 

 was described. 



Briefly characterized as follows: Head together with the eyes not 

 as wide as the prothorax. Vertex straight in front, narrow, partly 

 covered by the pronotum. Front as long as wide or longer, generally 

 with a median carina. Antennae very short. Ocelli distinct. Elytra 

 narrow, widened towards tip. In the apical region of the elytra are 

 one or two subapical cross-veins which unite with the costal vein. 



Logotype of the genus : Ormenis rufo-terminata Stal. 



The course of the subapical veins is very characteristic 

 with many species and enable us to separate forms that in 

 other respects are very much alike. 



Key to species of Ormenis. 



1. Elytra pruinose pruinosa Say 



_. Elytra pale green, commisural margin luteous, thorax pale red with 



three green stripes, rufifascia Walk. 



... Elytra pale green, thorax unicolorous, 2. 



2. Elytra cut off squarely at tip, septentrionalis Spin. 



... Elytra rounded at tip venusta Melich. 



Ormenis pruinosa SAY 



(1830 Jr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., vi, p. 237; Compl. Writ., 

 ii, p. 373, Plata) 



A very abundant species throughout the entire United 

 States. 



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