38 REDUVINA. 



SECTION ll.OCULATINA. 



Oculati, Lett.. Am. et Serv. 

 Riparii, Burm. 

 Oculata, Flor. 

 Saldse, Fieb. 



Stout, convex, especially on the under side. Glypeus long ; Face 

 vertical. Antennae 4-jointed, inserted before and under the eyes. 

 Eyes very large, prominent. Ocelli 2. Rostrum 3-jointed, free. 

 Legs : third pair saltatorial ; tarsi trimerous. 



Abdomen. In the beneath, the last segment roundly produced, covering 

 the genital segments. 



FAMILY 1. SALDID^. 



Head above, five-sided, across the eyes broader than long. An- 

 tennae : second joint longest ; third and fourth subfusiform or fusi- 

 form. Eyes subreniform, projecting outwards and backwards. Ocelli 

 in the middle of the crown, approximate. Rostrum long, aculeate ; 

 labrum long- triangular. Membrane with five nerves, not extending 

 to any of the margins, but roundly joined together at the ends, 

 forming four long, parallel cells. Legs : third pair longest. Gren. 1, 

 Salda. 



SECTION \Z. REDUVINA. 



Reduvini, Burm. 

 Reduviidse (Steph.\ Westw. 

 Reduvina, Flor. 

 Reduvidse et Nabidse, Fieb. 

 Nudirostri, p., Am. et Serv. 



Structure soft, sometimes delicate. Head mostly long, produced 

 behind the eyes ; Glypeus more or less produced. Antennae 48- 

 jointed, slender, sometimes very long. Eyes prominent, inserted at 

 or behind the middle of the sides of the head. Ocelli 2, close to 



