HEMIPTERA HETKROPTEIU. 



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JJ Body oblong. First joint of the rostrum about 

 as long as the third and fourth together. 

 First joint of the antennas shorter than the 

 head. Proslethium with distinct spines in 

 front. 

 § Head with no porrect apical spine; ante-ocular 

 part a little longer and narrower than the 

 post-ocular. Ocelliferous space not elevated. 

 Prothorax as long as its breadth hindward; 

 legs rather short; fore femora somewhat 

 thickened, spiny beneath. - 



§§ Head with an apical porrect spine; cheeks 

 acutely prominent in front, beneath on each 

 side behind with a row of little spines; ante- 

 ocular and post-ocular parts equally long; 

 ocelliferous space elevated. Prothorax as 

 long as its breadth hindward, much narrowed 

 in front. Scutellum somewhat extended and 

 spine-like at the lip. Legs slender, mode- 

 rately long; fore femora not thick nor 

 spiny. - 



X\X Body somewhat elongated. Head oblong, un- 

 armed on each side at the base of the 

 rostrum, with no lower lateral spines, but 

 with four little spines in the middle beneath 

 between the eyes; ante-oculir part just 

 longer than the post-ocular part. Eyes 

 slightly transverse, slightly sinualed hind- 

 ward. Antennae short; first joint shorter 

 than the head by almost more than half. 

 First joint of the rostrum a little longer than 

 the second ; third just shorier than the 

 second. Prothorax about as long as broad, 

 moderately narrowed in front; slightly 

 straightened in the middle; hind lobe hex- 

 agonal ; lateral angles slightly acute. Fore 

 wings just reaching the lip of the abdomen ; 

 tip of the membrane forming a slightly acute 

 angle. Abdomen slightly widened, with 

 rounded sides. Legs moderately long; fore 

 femora somewhat thickened, with many little 

 spines beneath ; hind femora extending a 

 little beyond the fourth abdominal segment. 



ff Fore tibiae with no spongy furrow. 

 X Antennae rather long; first joint longer than the 

 ante-ocular part of the head. Head cylin- 

 drical, about equal lo the prothorax in length. 

 Legs rather long; fore femora somewhat 

 thickened, with little spines beneaih ; hind 

 femora extending to or beyond the lip of the 

 abdomen. 



Staccia. 



Agylta. 



Apronids. 



