HEMIPTERA HETEROrTERA. 



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8. CoPITJS BREVICORNIS. 



Copiura brevicorne, Stal, A. S. E. F. Ame Skr. v. 181. 

 Northern Brazil. 



Fam. 2. ALYDID^, C. H. 467. 



A. Ocelli between the eyes. 



a. Ocelli nearer to tbe eyes than to eacb other. Hind 



tibiae pectinated on the inner side. 



* Antenniferous tubercles hardly prominent. - 2 



3. Hamudius. 

 ** Antenniferous tubercles acutely prominent. 



b. Ocelli nearer to each other than to the eyes. Hind 



tibia? simple. 



* Fore wings entirely membranous - 

 ** Fore wings coriaceous at the base. 



f Second and third joints of the antenna? nearly equal. 



Hind femora more or less thickened and spiny. - 



{ Hind tibia? straight, uot lengthened into teeth at the 



tips. 

 Jt Hind tibiae more or less curved, lengthened into 



teeth at the tips. - 



ff Second joint of the antenna? much shorter than the 

 third. Hind femora slender, unarmed. 



B. Ocelli behind the eyes. - 



Hvpselopus. 



4. Nemausus. 



5. Nariscus. 



1. Hyalymends. 



6. Alydus. 



7. Camptopus. 



8. euthettjs. 



, MlCRELYTRA. 



The genus Burtinus, Stal, since annulled, was thus distinguished 

 from Alydus: — 



Hind tibia? longer than the hind femora. - - Alydus. 



Hind tibia? shorter than the hind femora. - - Burtinus. 



Genus 1. 



A. Prothorax black. 



a. Hind femora red. - 



b. Hind femora black. 



B. Prothorax red. 



a. Head red. - 



b. Head black. 



HYALYMENUS, C. H. 467. 



vespiformis. 

 ichneumoniforrais. 



dubius. 

 dentatus. 



1. Hyalymenus vespiformis, C. H. 468. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



b — c. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



d — f. Amazon Region. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



g. ? 



