26 CORTICICOLINA. 



Ocelli 0. Rostrum short, 3-jointed. Tarsi 2-jointed, the 2nd joint 

 longest. 



Abdomen. The Genital segments differ in the families as stated. 



FAMILY 1. ANEURID^E. 



Very flat and thin, smooth. Head wide, contracted behind to a 

 > lort neck ; antenniferous processes broad, the end straight. An- 

 t ~nncB : fourth joint longest. Pronotum sub-hexagonal, twice as broad 

 a 3 long. Scutellum broad, rounded behind, almost semicircular. 



Elytra : Corium very short, merging into the membrane, which is 



ery broad, with 1 basal cell and 1 nerve. 



Abdomen. Connexivum very broad, horizontal, the margin rounded ; Genital 

 segments rounded behind, not foliaceous. Gen. 1, Aneurus. 



FAMILY 2. ARADID^E. 



Flat, granulated all over. Head with a short neck ; antennife- 

 rous processes long, acutely pointed. Antennae mostly thick, the 

 length of the joints varying, the 3rd longest, the 4th conical at the 

 end. Eyes large, prominent. Rostrum longer than the head, in a 

 narrow channel. Pronotum transverse, 6-sided, side margins foli- 

 aceous, posterior margin produced over the base of the elytra; 

 disk with 4 keels. Scutellum long, triangular, concave. Elytra : 

 Clavus very narrow ; Corium abbreviated internally, the anterior 

 margin wide and projecting at the base ; nerves strong, forming 2 

 cells ; Membrane with 4 nerves, forming three cells. 



Abdomen beneath, with a fine linear, longitudinal channel ; Connexwum 

 broad, horizontal, foliaceous, the margin dentate ; the last Genital sec, 

 posteriorly, with a broad, bi-lobed, foliaceous margin. Gen. 1, Aradus. 



