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CATALOGUE OF 



++++ Claws of the tarsi long, slender, with no tooth 

 at the base. - 



oo Thorax tumid. - - - 



XX Head quadrate or cylindrical. Varicepsi. 

 o Head short, truncate in front. Brevicepsi. 

 oo Head long, cylindrical. Cylindricepsi. 

 -i- Body broad, oval. Antennae inserted before the 

 tip of the head; first joint not extending 

 beyond the tip. Legs rather short and 

 stout. 



-h h Body elongated. Antennae inserted at the tip 



of the head; first joint extending beyond 

 the tip. Legs long, slender. 

 \\ Fore coxae very long. Longicoxae. 

 ** Head twice the length of the prolhorax. 



Slagnigradi. - 



b. Head with no distinct neck behind the eyes. 



Oculata. 

 * Rostrum thick, not extending beyond the fore 

 coxae. - - - ~ 



** Rostrum slender, extending beyond the fore 

 coxae. - - - - - 



B. Antennas very short. Brevicornia. 



10. HoLOTBICHIDJE. 

 11. SaCCO DERIDE. 



12. Sph.ebidopi.d£. 



13. C0NORHINID.E. 



14. Stenopodid^;. 

 15. Emesid-E. 



16. Hydeometidje. 



17. Leptopidx. 



18. Saldids:. 

 19. Pelogonidje. 



Fam. 1. HOLOPTILIDA. 



Holoptilidae, Serv. Hist. Hem. 318. 



A. Two very distinct ocelli. Hiud tibiae with a tuft. 



a. Ocelli very near the eyes. Prothorax with no keel. 



b. Ocelli not nearer to the eyes than to each other. 



Prothorax with two keels. - 



B. No distinct ocelli. Hind tibiae with no tuft. 



1. Maotvs. 



2. Ptilocnemis. 

 3. Holoptilus. 



Fam. 2. PIRATID^,. 

 Piratids, Serv. Hem. 321. 



A. Rostrum not extending beyond the fore coxae. 



Membrane of the fore wings with discoidal 



areoleis. 

 a. Fore lobe of the prothorax with a longitudinal 



furrow. 

 * Ocelli distinct, 

 j Four anterior femora with long and stout spines 



beneaih. - 



|f Four anteriot femora with no long and stout spines 



beneath. 

 X Prothorax rugose. .... 



£ Prolhorax smooth, shining. 

 § Fore half of the prothorax with one longitudinal 



furrow. - - - 



1. Lestomebus. 



2. Catamiabcs. 

 3. Pirates. 



